56291Isaac Briggs to Thomas Jefferson, 9 May 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I feel myself treading on sacred ground when I approach the scenes illuminated and made glorious by the mild lights of a long life uniformly dedicated to usefulness and to virtue. With veneration I approach the Wisdom of age—with love I approach my friend—yet with these delightful feelings is mixed some reluctance, when, for an object quite selfish, I invade the tranquility of thy retirement...
56292Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
yours of the 26 th of last month I rec d the 29 your kind wish and always ready and willing to aid me, is a thing nither strange nor unknown to me; and had I any reason to suppose that you were able to assist me I should solicit you, on such an occasion, with more confidence than any person I know. you may have thought sir, that I hinted at somthing of that in my last letter. but I can assure...
56293To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 31 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Lisbon, 31 July 1793. He and his family arrived here by an expensive chartered vessel on 8 July after a long wait in Bordeaux. In order to comply with the request in TJ’s 26 Aug. 1790 letter for an account of American ships entering and clearing ports in his district, he must be furnished with their registers. Although this practice is customary with consuls of other nations, there is no...
56294Thomas Main to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with sincere pleasure I embrace the present occasion, of transmitting you the enclosed paper, to offer my affectionate and humble Respects to Him who even when engaged with the high and important cares of a mighty nation’s welfare, did not think my lowly avocation beneath his notice. But with a condesension and goodness that can never be obliterated from my remembrance kindly offered to...
56295To Thomas Jefferson from Dangirard & De Vernon, [ca. 20 August 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jeffersonne peut il procurer a M.M. Dangirard et De Vernon une lettre de recommandation pour Mr. Barnister a qui çes M.M. écriroient alors sous les auspiçes de Monsieur L’ambassadeur. M. Barnister pourroit il se charger de la procuration de ces M.M. et Monsieur Jeffersonne veut il bien nous faire passer la note de ses noms de baptême qualité et demeure. La somme principale duë...
56296To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin H. Latrobe, 9 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived at this place from our works on the Canal yesterday, having daily attended at the postroad from the 3rd of Novr. to the 5th. in hopes that I should have been able to procure a passage to Washington. But the stages were so crouded with the Members going to Congress that I could not get a seat, and on the 5th. both lines were preengaged for three days to come. It was then too late to...
56297Marc Antoine Jullien to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
j’ai reçu avec une vive satisfaction l’obligeante réponse que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire de Monticello , en date du 26 décembre dernier . je l’ai communiquée à mes honorables collègues, qui en ont pris lecture avec beaucoup d’intérêt, et qui se joignent à moi pour vous en remercier. Votre suffrage est un encouragement et une récompense pour nos difficiles travaux, que nous...
56298To Thomas Jefferson from Augustus Elias Brevoort Woodward, 9 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Woodward’s object in calling this morning was to introduce to the President the reverend Mr. Richard, a worthy and respectable clergyman, a native of France, and at present at the head of the Catholic religion in Michigan. As Mr. Richard was desirous of seeing our government’s mode of conducting public business with the Indians, it would have gratified him to have been admitted this...
56299Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
It is long indeed since I have intended to answer your letter of April 17. , at first I wished to finish my Corn-fields according to your directions, and after that I wanted to hear the observations of my Neighbours—and I must say that every one with whom I have conversed acknowledge the improvment of making hilly ground equally advantagous as level fields. your letter came to me at the proper...
56300To Thomas Jefferson from the Abbé Morellet, [11? January 1787?] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. de Crevecoeur m’a dit hier que dans la lecture plus suivie que vous avez faite de notre traduction vous aves eté mécontent de quelques articles où je vous ai mal entendu et de l’insertion que j’ai faite dans votre texte des notes de Mr. Thomson et peut etre de quelques autres points. Je vous prie de m’envoyer les corrections que vous croires necessaires. Je ferai faire des cartons . Quant...