4601From Thomas Jefferson to John Henry Sherburne, 14 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
During my residence in Paris I was much acquainted with Commodore Paul Jones whose life you purpose to write and had much to do with him. yet my memory is so decayed that from that source I can furnish you nothing worth a place in his history. I believe I cannot better comply with your request than by sending you all the papers relating to him in my possn. his letters to me, which are many,...
4602From Thomas Jefferson to Josiah S. Johnston, 13 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3 d was recieved some days ago and I have taken time to make a thorough search among my paper for whatever might relate to D r Sibley, but to no effective purpose. the part of his correspondence which related to public matters was with the Sec y at War. the few letters I have of his, respect matters of curiosity, Indian vocabularies E t c things of that kind. When we acquired...
4603To John Adams from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 12 February 1825 (Adams Papers)
Receive the Most Cordial Congratulations from an old friend of the father and the Son, who on this Occasion feels much for You, and for Him, and who will Be Happy on the Bunker Hill Anniversary to express in person the patriotic and individual Sentiments which Have Been known to You for Near Half a Century. Most truly and Affectionately / Your old friend MHi : Adams Papers.
4604To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 12 February 1825 (Madison Papers)
I concur with entire satisfaction in your amendment of my resolution, and am peculiarly pleased with your insertion of Genl Wash’ns addresses, which had not occurred to me or I should have referred to them also. I send you another letter of mr. Cabell’s which I think you will read with pleasure. Affectionate salutations. RC ( DLC : Rives Collection, Madison Papers); draft ( DLC : Jefferson...
4605From Thomas Jefferson to John Farrar, 12 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
your kind lre of Jan. 14. was rec d 3. weeks ago. the Report accompanying it got separated from the lre in some of the post offices and did not come to hand until a few days ago. I have taken time to read it before I made my acknolmts for it which I now do with great pleasure. to our young establmt it conveys a treasure of informn in the experience of the oldest and most successful one in our...
4606From Thomas Jefferson to Moritz Furst, 12 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have so many calls to answer & write with so much difficulty that I have not till now been able to furnish you the copy which your lre of Jan. 23 requests of my letter Apr. 20, the original of which you say is mislaid, it is now subjoined with the assurance of my respect MHi .
4607From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 12 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I concur with entire satisfaction in your amendment of my resolution, and am peculiarly pleased with your insertion of Gen l Wash’ns addresses, which had not occurred to me or I should have referred to them also. I send you another letter of mr Cabell’s which I think you will read with pleasure. affectionate salutations. DLC : Papers of James Madison, Rives Collection.
4608Giles Sanford, Charles Reed, John Shadduck: Testimonials re wheat and corn, 12 Feb. 1825, 12 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 30th December last addressed to Col. Thomas Forster was handed me some time since with a request that I would reply to it which I have not been able to do until the present time. I have made particular inquiry of Mr. C. T. Reed respecting his field of wheat harvested in 1823. The result is as follows. The land was originally covered with Oak chesnut sugar Maple Black Walnut...
4609To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas G. Watkins, 12 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I received duly your kind letter of Oct r Ult: in answer to some I had written before. We hear much of late of “pious privileges”—“previous privileges” and all other sorts of privileges—but without any cant or affectation, it is to me a truly grateful privilege, my Dear & respected Sir, to be permitted to write to you when I can, with the reasonable expectation that my letters are rec d with...
4610To John Adams from John Marston, Jr., 11 February 1825 (Adams Papers)
I cannot deny myself the pleasure of improving the earliest opportunity, to offer to you my warmest congratulations, upon the accession of your son to the Presidency It is a circumstance which on several accounts I have long lookd forward to, with the most earnest anxiety: & I trust you will not deem me uncourteous when I say, that that which most prompted my hopes for his success, was the...