52611To Thomas Jefferson from Louis Gomez, 21 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Having receivd the month of febry. last, a Cargo of wheat, from New-york, to my Consignment, by the brigg, Liberty, Capn. Wam. Williamson, the first one Exported, from the Continent dispatch’d, by my friends, Messrs. Gouverneur Kemble & Ce. of that place, I have been pay’d in due time here, by Mr. Duclerc Collector, master General, the amount, of the Kings premium, according the arret, datted...
52612To George Washington from Peter Gongon, 24 May 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Peter Gongon, 24 May 1794. On 16 June, Edmund Randolph wrote Gongon, "I am desired by the President of the United States to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th ultimo from Elizabeth Town." Randolph indicated that GW sympathized with Gongon’s "distress" but was unable to assist him from his private funds and had "no public monies in his distribution for...
52613To James Madison from Joseph Gonzales, [22 November 1813] (Madison Papers)
I arrived at this Port of Charlestown in the Sloop under my command called the Nuestra Sra. del Carmen, proceeding from Matanzas in the Island of Cuba, which the State or this honble. Court have thought proper to condemn. They also deigned to condemn all that was recognised to be my property, having left me only my Clothes. I have moreover been fined in the sum of 900 dollars. I infer that...
52614To Thomas Jefferson from Claiborne W. Gooch, 31 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I scarcely know how to apologize for this intrusion upon your retirement. After devoting so large a portion of a long life to the service of your country; after having contributed more than any other man to the developement of the great principles of civil and religious liberty, and retired from the turmoils of politicks, and consecrated the evening of so eventful a life to the promotion of...
52615Gideon Gooch to Thomas Jefferson, 29 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have two Barbary Rams at M r Madisons farm Blackmeadow which I Brot on from washington last week one for you the other for Colon Coles also five or six quarts of Berrys. I have for Gotten the name of them—they are remarkable for hedging— and the tree is said to grow as large as pear trees yr s &c RC ( MHi
52616To James Madison from Gideon Gooch, 28 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I Recd. yours To-day. I wrote you by the Satturdays mail and in closed you forty dollars also in formd you that on Sunday I would Send you too hundred more for fear of a disapointment from mr: Richards but finding you will not come home as soon as I expected and gone To Pillidelpia I have declined for warding you any more money untill I hear from you for their may be Some Risk in the matter...
52617Gideon Gooch to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrive on the 6 th Inst. at Mr Madisons farm Blackmeadow with the merino sheep and wool that is Jointly Between you and Mr Madison will be Glad you would send some person to take charge of the wool and the sheep one of the Ewes has a lamb of the female kind the other Ewe is not with lam who Ever You send to take charge of the Sheep and wool please Give them an order for the deliverry of them...
52618To George Washington from John Gooch, 11 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
to permit one who has had the honor of serveing under you in the Field to intrude and for a Moment divert your attention from the more important Concerns that are continually crowding on you to beg permission to lay before your Excellency a Claim the Justice of which I most cheerfully Submit to your Detirmination, In January 1777 I was appointed as Paymaster to one of the Extra Regements to be...
52619To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Goodacre, 14 May 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Goodacre presents his respectful compliments, and will have great pleasure in accepting the invitation to dine at Monticello this day at three o’clock MHi .
52620To Thomas Jefferson from William Goodacre, 1 July 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The return of the Rev d Mr. Hatch to Charlottesville affords me a safe mode of presenting you with the drawing of the University of Virginia which I promised you when I had the pleasure of visiting you at Monticello. I have found some little difficulty in making the pavillions look well with a light sky and have therefore sacrificed its appearance to that of the building. On our return to...