28091Thomas Jefferson to Gideon Granger, 22 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two favors of Sep. 27. and Oct. 4. have been duly recieved. the substance of the latter I immediately communicated to my friend at Lynchburg , where the information will be recieved with joy. the former was a week before it got here. about the 25 th of Sep. writing to two members of the cabinet on other business, and having just heard of Cushing’s death, I had reminded them of our friend...
28092Henry Skipwith to Thomas Jefferson, 22 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Some days since, in looking over the papers of the late M r Dunbar , I came upon a letter of yours to him, soliciting paiment for a sum of money (£100) which you had advanced young John Banister in his life time, and which sum (by an entry in Dunbars Cash Book) was paid Thomas Pleasant for you.—As I have an unliquidated Acc t of some importance with the representatives of John Banister , and...
28093Thomas Jefferson to William Wardlaw, 22 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I must ask the favor of you to send me 1. ℔ of Sal Ammoniac, which I cannot get here— it is for tinning our kitchen vessels— if put into a small box it will come safely by the stage to the care of mr Higginbotham . mess rs Gibson & Jefferson will be so kind as to pay you for it on shewing them this letter. PoC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “D r Wardlaw”; endorsed by TJ. William Wardlaw (ca....
28094Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey, 22 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 19 th and thank you for the information you were so good as to give mr Yundt , on the subject of clover seed, which I shall be glad to recieve. I read to mr Randolph the part of your letter respecting him. Accept the assurances of my esteem & respect. PoC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Col o Charles Yancey”; endorsed by TJ.
28095From Abigail Smith Adams to Elizabeth Coombs Adams, 21 October 1810 (Adams Papers)
My Grandaughter The present Mrs. Treadway availed herself of your kind invitation to make you a visit, and her Friend miss Tracy, Sensible of the advantage Young people derive from mixing with those whose example and Manners ornament and improve, whilst they delight and Churm Charm those Susceptable of improvement. I consented to Susan earnest desire of passing a little time from home. her...
28096From James Madison to Levi Lincoln, 20 October 1810 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor on the subject of a successor to Judge Cushing. I feel all the importance of filling the vacancy, with a character particularly acceptable to the Northern portion of our Country, and as generally so as possible to the whole of it. With these views, I had turned my thoughts & hopes to ⟨the⟩ addition of your Learning, principles, and weight, to a Department which has so...
28097To James Madison from George W. Erving, 20 October 1810 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive in Boston your letter of Septr 25, acknowledging rect of that which I took the liberty of addressing to you from Philadelphia: the views of the english government as to the matter therein referred to stand now confessed in the most unequivocal form; & the hardiesse of its policy in relation to the Spanish colonies generally, seems rather to surpass all that we...
28098To James Madison from George Joy, ca. 20 October 1810 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Ca. 20 October 1810, Copenhagen. Reports that he arrived in Copenhagen on 11 Oct. and that he has had discussions and correspondence with the French minister and Danish cabinet officials on the subjects already mentioned in his letters of 7 Oct. and 8 Sept. The French minister asked him what he thought of the extension of the Continental System. Privately the minister admitted the absurdity of...
28099Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel H. Hooe, 20 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I am extremely sorry to have to announce to you the death of mrs Dangerfield’s negro man Edmund which happened the day before yesterday in the most sudden manner. as he had taken one of my women to wife I had placed him at a farm across the river about a mile & a half from here, and with an overseer who is, without exception, the best man I have ever employed in that way. Edmund & another man...
28100From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 19 October 1810 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of the 15th. All we know of the step taken by France towards a reconciliation with us, is thro’ the English papers sent by Mr. Pinkney, who had not himself recd. any information on the subject from Genl. A. nor held any conversation with the B. Ministry on it, at the date of his last letters. We hope from the step, the advantage at least of having but one contest on our...