3441To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13 th was rec d last night, from the contents of it I presume my letter of the 12 th was not sufficiently explicit on some points to be correctly understood in the way that I intended it should be, you will therefore please excuse my again troubling you on the subject—It was not my intention to claim additional compensation for any business wherein this institution itself was...
3442To Thomas Jefferson from William Clark, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honour of receiving—a letter from you under date 12 th September 25’ which has afforded me much pleasure, particularly in that part of it which I am favoured with a continued friendship of a man whome I have always had the highest veneration and respect for. I am not the only one in this Section of the Country which feels proud of the University which you have laboured so long...
3443To Thomas Jefferson from William Branch Giles, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Without hearing directly from you, in relation to the present crisis in our political affairs, I take it for granted; that you view it, with the same regrets, and alarms, that I do—Such have been the impressions upon my mind, produced by the rapidly progressive usurpations of the general government: that I have deemed it a duty, to make them known to the public, under the caption of political...
3444To Thomas Jefferson from William Branch Giles, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty of addressing you a note accompanying this letter, upon a subject, which may probably be made to bear upon the most important interests of this country.—I need not tell you, Sir, the political consequences, I apprehend, from M r Adams’s administration, unless they can be counteracted, by the election of some other person in his stead—They are such, as will justify all...
3445To Thomas Jefferson from David Hosack, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
accompanying this note is a Discourse I lately delivered at the opening of the last session of our medical school—I wish it may have any interest for you—. Mr Wall a distinguished artist your city informs me that you are about to appoint a Professor of Drawing in your university—I beg leave to say that Mr Wall appears to possess in an eminent degree the talents required in that station and...
3446From Thomas Jefferson to William Harris Jones, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 2 d was reserved to be laid before the Visitors at the meeting expected on the 12 th but there was no board three members only attending. I communicated it to them and altho’ no appointment could be made, yet it was observed in conversation that, altho’ where proper persons could not be found at home to fill the offices of the University, it would be for the benefit of the...
3447To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have addressed you letters respecting of going electioneering for you in the year 1800. having left Philadelphia for Richmond virginia arrived at Baltimore the last week of May proceeded from there to Charlestown on to Easton to Hadler Cove and crossed Chesepeake Bay ; for Annapolis arrived there about the last of June left there the 5th of July for Washington city got on to and to...
3448From Thomas Jefferson to John B. Richeson, 14 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The Visitors did not form a board yesterday, three members only attending, I communicated to them your letter of the 10 th proposing to establish in the University a reading room for the amusement of the Students at their leisure hours, to be furnished with the best polilitical, agricultural and periodical papers of the US. The course of education to be pursued at the University is prescribed...
3449To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I had this pleasure on the 2 d ul to & trust that letter got safe to hand. I inclosed in it a song composed & sung at a public dinner by a man of your own age, & who to me has always professed the longest & most invariable friendship for you. I sent at the same time the discourse of a Russian on public education. I thought it might perchance amuse you to see the ideas in those climates on this...
3450To Thomas Jefferson from Edward A. Turpin, 14 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Aware of the trouble frequently imposed on you in receiving and attending to communications, I should not now myself do it were it not for the peculiar nature of the subject, always interesting to you, and I may hope particularly so in This State —the advancement of Literature—.The Legislature at its last session made an endowment of $6600 per annum for the establishment of a college; of which...