45151To Thomas Jefferson from George Andrews, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
by Mrs. Andrews I was informed you wished to see me I am extremely sorry it is my Lot to be from home the want of sufficient imployment, in Washington City has rendered it necessary for me to remain here some time to transact Business the Various Building I am employed for will not I fear be finesed until the midle of may the execution of work for which renders my personal attendance necessary...
45152Statement of Account with James Cheetham, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
1803 To the proprietors of the American Citizen Ds August 5 To a Copy of the “ letter to a Freind .” $ 0. 37½ Decr. 9 To a Copy of Aristides . 50 1804 Jany. 1 To 8 Mo. Citizen @ $8 per Ann
45153From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have no information of the death of judge Bruin, altho I have letters & newspapers from Natchez to Mar. 24. in some of which it would certainly have been mentioned if true. I return you the instrument for Sacket harbour approved. with respect to Claiborne’s accounts I think his situation so totally different from that of all other governors as to justify peculiar indulgences. the office of...
45154To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, [24 April 1805] (Jefferson Papers)
Congress did not act on the memorial herein alluded to : the boards of commissrs. have not been consolidated and Mr Nicholas having arrived at New Orleans in March is probably by this time at the Tombigbee. Whether the construction given by the Commissrs. (Kirby, Chambers & Nicholas) to the law was correct or not I cannot say, because the memorial stated only general grounds of complaint of...
45155To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I had written to have the Hatteras shoals examined. I would like to know who Mr Tatham is & to see his section of the Mississippi light house. On that subject I am still embarrassed notwithstanding Latrobe’s report which I send together with Lafon’s drafts & explanations. Shall the octogon or square form be preferred? Shall the building be left open or weatherboarded? Shall we use Mississippi...
45156From Thomas Jefferson to George Hay, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed papers respecting Thomas Logwood will sufficiently explain themselves. the law having clearly manifested it’s intention that his punishment should not be death, I consider myself as executing that intention in relieving him from a confinement which would induce death. and I would wish him to be informed that it is not our intention to have him remanded to jail so long as he...
45157From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Munroe. he recieved some time ago a parcel of sheet iron from mr Latrobe but, without knowing exactly how much, he had supposed it double the quantity stated in the papers furnished by mr Munroe. at least he thinks he ordered double the quantity. nevertheless presuming this to be what was furnished him, & which was ordered on his private account, he...
45158From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph H. Nicholson, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Nicholson to dine with him tomorrow, en petite comité. RC (Rosalie S. Magruder, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961). Not recorded in SJL .
45159To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I submit the inclosed Plan of a Society to your consideration—At your leisure your Ideas repecting it will be acceptable to your sincere Friend & obedt. Servant P.S. As I have taken a Copy for Mr. Tucker, you need not return the Original. He is busily employed in collecting Pamphlets &c &c already. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 27 Apr. and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: St. George...
45160Enclosure: Proposal for a National Library , 24 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Plan of an American historical, political, & philosophical Society, for collecting, preserving, multiplying and encouraging Memorials relative to the political, civil, & national history of the United States, & of America in general. The objects of the society may be 1. To collect all the authentic histories, voyages, journals, memoires, maps, and other memorials which have been published in...