4711To John Adams from William Dabney, 15 January 1825 (Adams Papers)
My respect for you, (altho’ personally unknown) induces me to offer you herein enclosed, and to ask your acceptance of, one right to use for yourself & heirs a right for my Patent Pump for raising water by gravity or Weight, a Patent for which, I have obtained from the United States in November last. This Machine is of cast & wrought iron, and not bulky—is simple in its construction and...
4712From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1825 (Madison Papers)
I am sorry Mr. Tucker requires time for deliberation. It shews the difficulty in our Country of withdrawing talents from rival pursuits into the service of Education. I do not think he will have chosen the best of literary careers, if he devotes himself to Novel writing. The public taste is nearly satiated with the fashionable, perhaps the best species, in which the success of Walter Scott has...
4713To James Madison from William Dabney, 15 January 1825 (Madison Papers)
My respect for you, (although personally unknown) induces me to offer you herein enclosed, and to ask your acceptance of, one right for yourself and heirs, to use my Patent Pump for drawing water from Wells and other places the propelling power being gravity or weight, for which I have obtained a Patent from the United States in November last. The Machine is entirely of Cast & wrought iron, of...
4714To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 15 January 1825 (Madison Papers)
Immediately after my return from last Madison court, I wrote you that I saw Harrison, and that he would not consent to accept the principal of his claim, but insisted also for interest. He at length agreed to accept Mr. Cowherds order for the principal and leave the question of Interest to reference, provided you would agree to pay the cost of suit. He positively refused to submit the whole...
4715To Thomas Jefferson from Va., Citizens of Lynchburg, 15 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Pursuant to sundry resolutions, adopted by the citizens of Lynchburg, at a meeting, held at the Franklin Hotel on Friday the 20 th Dec r last, the undersigned bring a committee of correspondence, appointed for that purpose, have the honor to transmit you, the annexed memorial. We trust Sir that the views of our citizens as set forth, in the said Memorial, may meet your approbation, and we beg...
4716From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coolidge, 15 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I owe you many thanks for the two last books you have been so kind as to send me. I have derived a great deal of information from Russel for the use of our University. I had only a borrowed copy, and had been disappointed in getting one from England: Bosworth is a treasure of Anglo-Saxon learning. there is much in him valuable, and new to me. he treads indeed in the footsteps of D r Hickes and...
4717Thomas Jefferson’s Notes within Joseph Bosworth’s “Elements of Anglo-Saxon Grammar,” ca. 15 Jan. 1825, 15 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
THE ELEMENTS OF Anglo-Saxon Grammar, WITH COPIOUS NOTES, ILLUSTRATING THE STRUCTURE OF THE SAXON AND THE FORMATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: AND A Grammatical Praxis WITH A LITERAL ENGLISH VERSION: TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, REMARKS ON THE HISTORY AND USE OF THE ANGLO-SAXON, AND AN INTRODUCTION, ON THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF ALPHABETIC WRITING, WITH CRITICAL REMARKS BY THE REV. CHAS. O’CONOR, D.D....
4718From Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 15 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
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4719To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 15 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry M r Tucker requires time for deliberation. It shews the difficulty in our Country of withdrawing talents from rival pursuits into the service of Education. I do not think he will have chosen the best of literary careers, if he devotes himself to Novel writing. The public taste is nearly satiated with the fashionable, perhaps the best species, in which the success of Walter Scott has...
4720To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Martin, 15 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I suggest for your consideration the necessity of the state of Virginia laying off a scite for a large City near to Norfolk in which no slaves shall reside then connect the waters of Albemarl Sound with the Waters of the Mississippi le a ving it near where the southern line of. Tennessee. Stretch it then you will have a counterpoise to New York without this she will swallow up everything the...