74011From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1801 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 1st. instant was to have been acknowledged a week ago, but the irregularity of the post occasioned by high waters has delayed it to the present opportunity. I have now to acknowledge your two subsequent ones of the 12th. & 19th. In compliance with the last, I had proposed to leave home in a few days, so as to be with you shortly after the 4th. of March. A melancholy...
74012To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 7 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have shewn your letter recommending a clergyman to some of my particular friends, they laugh at the Idea of my being written to on that Subject, however your Recommendation will have great Weight—There is no positive Vacancy here yet, but there must be, for Doctr. Allison’s situation is little short of Lunacy, Nor is there any Appearance of his recovery—There has been a young Gentleman of...
74013Lafayette to Thomas Jefferson, 14 August 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letters to me Nov. 30 and to our Beloved Mde de tessé decemb. 8 h are the Last I Have Received—She Has Not lived to enjoy this token of your Rememberance— m. de tessé who Had Been declining Rapidly was the first of the two for whom we Had to mourn—she assisted Him to the Last Hour—She Regretted Him with the feelings of lively affection and old Habits—Her delicate frame Could not Bear Such...
74014To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Barlow, 12 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I set off tomorrow morning & as I travel alone in a light carriage with cool weather I may be with you sooner than we should otherwise contemplate. Having just received a letter from Thos. Law I take the liberty of enclosing it to you. I am by no means so much alarmed as he & many others appear to be. But the tories are certainly conjuring up a great mass of discontent, especially to the...
74015To Thomas Jefferson from Lorcus Gibbs, 1 August 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
As thou art a statesman in power, and therefore capable of doing much good in the world, I shall trust to thy liberallity to excuse me in this plain address; since it is meant respectfully to call thy benevolent regard to a subject, wherein an obscure individual can only wish , what it is in the power of the government alone to perform. I have frequently heard thou hast liberated thy Blacks,...
74016Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous devions partir demain le bon Corréa et moi pour vous voir à Mounticello . Nous n’avons pu être plus tot prêts l’un et l’autre. Mais comme il fallait passer à Washington , et nous y arrêter un peu, nous avons craint que le moindre accident arrivé en route ne nous retardât, et ne nous fit nous présenter à votre Porte qu’après votre départ que vous nous avez annoncé pour le 6 august, ou Si...
74017To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 6 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Having nothing of importance to communicate, I waited to write till I heard of your return from Bedford, of which I was informed by your letter of 30th Ulto. received yesterday. I now enclose for information, some letters received from Collector Gaines respecting the trade of the Creeks with Florida, two from Judge Lucas on the Land business, and a correspondence with Mr Muhlenberg on the...
74018Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 1 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much concerned not to be able to attend the meeting of the Visitors or the Albemarle election, in consequence of an indisposition contracted in travelling thro the late severe weather. I hope my friends will make known the cause of my absence from the election, and make my apology to the people. I shall endeavor to call on you on my way down the country. I profit of the opportunity by M r...
74019To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 5 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Accept my cordial thanks for your very friendly Letter of 25 Jany. last, in answer to mine of the preceding month. Your Reflections on the Subject of that Letter are perfectly just. The Liberty of the Press is certainly too important to the public, to be restrained for the sake of personal Considerations; especially as it is in every man’s power to frustrate Calumny, by not deserving censure;...
74020To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Pinckney, 28 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to recieve your favour of the 6 May & shall govern myself by the instructions therein contained.—I have also the honour to inclose to you the proceedings of the federal Circuit Court on the same & shall wait your further instructions—the Consumption of this City & neighbourhood is about 3000 Barrells a month which comes from Philadelphia Richmond & Baltimore & I shall give...
74021To Thomas Jefferson from William Cocke, 10 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to introduce to you my worthy friend Major Henry S Johnston he is the son in law of Our Old and Mutual freind Governor Leak he can inform you how much I have a right to be thankfull for the Injoyment of all the good health I have had for many years past it is now about fifty years Since we were engaged together in the support and defence of the liberties of Our Country you are...
74022To Thomas Jefferson from Philip M. Topham, 2 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
My swelling heart big with emotion which cannot be expressed in words impels me to pay you my grateful acknowledgments for your benevolent conduct toward an unfortunate prisoner I now once more respire a free Air—I now tread my native Soil unshackled by the fetters of Law—This day your Marshall was compelled to sign my discharge and I exult in the boon of liberty which you have bestowed—May my...
74023To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander White, 10 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
In the last conversation I had the honour to hold with you, you observed that you had not expected anything further would have been paid to the Commissioners on account of the square conveyed to the U. States for the site of Marine Barracks —This has occasioned me to reflect in what passed between us on that subject previous to the purchase; and if my memory does not fail me, the idea...
74024To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Sandford, 3 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Bibb was yesterday made a Judge of the court of Appeals of Kentucky. The office of district attorney [be]comes consequently vacant. I therefore take the liberty of reminding you of Mr. Isham Talbot of this place whom I recommended for the occupancy of that office last winter. If Colo. [James] Ta not have left the city before this reaches you I beg leave to refer you to him for a knowledge...
74025Benjamin Henry Latrobe to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday I had the pleasure to receive Your letter d. July 16 th (P.mark 19 h ). I had presumed that you were from home, and also that as your institution has been so lately organized, some time could be given to the preparation of a design for the buildings.—But by your letter I find not only that I have been designing under a great misconception of your local e but also have presumed upon...
74026To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Isaac Gouverneur Jr. of New York has requested me to make known to you that his friend Mr. William Stevenson is desirous of serving the U. States in the Capacity of Consul to the Islands of St. Eustatius, St. Martins and Saba; should any appointment of the kind be deemed expedient. I do not know Mr. Stevenson personally—but I am well acquainted with Mr. Gouverneur, and believe he would not...
74027To Thomas Jefferson from Vivian Brooking, 2 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Pursuant to the Act for recruiting this States Quota of Troops to serve in the Continental Army I summond the Field Officers, four Senior Majistrates and Commissioners of the Tax, to meet at the Court House the last Day of January the Captains or other Commanding officers of the several Militia Companys also being required to attend. We met agreable to appointment but several Captains with...
74028To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By this day’s mail, I do myself the pleasure of sending you as many of the flower-rods you were pleased to write for, as I had at the time your kind letter came to hand; also some red and white Globe Artichoke, Early Cabbage and a small variety of Flower-Seeds &c. which, I solicit the favour of your accepting as a token of my best wishes. Almost all my valuable hardy bulbs, I plant in October...
74029To Thomas Jefferson from John Southack, 10 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
As I am one of a Company forming to endeavour to Make plaster of Paris Serviceable to the United States in the growth of Corn & other things & hearing of your politeness & Candour in giving An Answer Upon Any Subject to those Who had the honour of addressing you I have took the Liberty to address you in this way & Ask you how Plaster Answers on the Grounds in Virginia being Sensible that if...
74030To Thomas Jefferson from William Pope, 14 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. William Wirts indisposition prevented his comeing up to my house, on the day appointed by himself; but I understand, that he is much better— When I go on the General assembly, we will make use of every argument in our power to induce him to Come into Congress; thier is nothing more necessary than for Mr Wirt to say the word; and he would be Elected in his district with great Ease—Majr...
74031To Thomas Jefferson from Frank Nash, 12 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have take my pen in hand to inform you of what a situation thaiam I that I amin and I will likwise inform you of the situation that I have been In sence I left america I lef Norfolk the twelf of november and after twenty days days passage arrived at berbadous and from there I went to merte neceke and in mertenecake as I was awalking the strete I got taken and put in prison and then sent...
74032Theodorick Bland to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I understand that you are one of the most active promoters of that valuable institution, expected ere long to be established in your neighborhood, the Virginia University —I have a Son , who is now fifteen years of age, and is pretty well advanced in the Greek, Latin, and French languages; and is very ambitious of becoming a good Scholar; in which I have resolved to gratify him as far as I can...
74033To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 19 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last which was of the 18th of May I have received your very agreeable favor of the 28th. of Octobr. I began to fear it had miscarried. Your reflections on the idle poor of Europe, form a valuable lesson to the Legislators of every Country, and particularly of a new one. I hope you will enable yourself before you return to America to compare with this description of people in France...
74034To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Tessé, 11 [March] 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Comme vous semblés m’avoir choisie, Monsieur, pour exercer plus particulièrement votre bienfaisance, j’ai attendu la Reception de vos dernières libéralités pour avoir l’honneur de vous écrire. J’ai cru ne pouvoir me présenter d’une manière plus avantageuse qu’en vous annonçant que la fortune avoit secondé vos vues et que les plants de caroline étoient arrivés en bon état. C’est ce que je puis...
74035To Thomas Jefferson from William W. Bibb, 1 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
As it is the object of the Government to obtain eligible situations for the manufacture of Arms I have thought proper to transmit you the information, contained in the enclosed letter, relative to certain banks of Iron Ore— Should you consider the subject worthy of your attention, the necessary enquiry & examination can be made, to ascertain the quantity & quality of the Ore, with such other...
74036To Thomas Jefferson from John Smith of Ohio, 14 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Col. McKee has not been able to give any information on the Subject of enquiry this Morn. but states as his opinion, that the boundary of the Chocktaw Tribe, does not extend so far South as the Mouth of Pearl River. I am Sir very respectfully your most obedient Servt. RC ( DLC ); partially dated; at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received 14 Dec. and so...
74037George McIntosh to Thomas Jefferson, 4 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
M r James Ronaldson of Philadelphia being at this time in Scotland , has addressed to me, by the Ship Concordia from Leith , twelve Goose berry bushes—Six of which he requests me to forward to you, or to dispose of according to your orders—which on hearing from you, will give me great pleasure in performing —I am proud Sir, in being reconed among st
74038To Thomas Jefferson from Anonymous, 31 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It is much to be apprehended a Letter wrote as this without a Signature will be too little attended to. the motives are the purest that influence the writer. He has nothing to ask of you, he is unknown to you, but is one who has revered your character from his earliest youth, and feels as a man and republican a solicitude for all your acts, private and public It is known here an infamous...
74039To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Huntington, 26 October 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Philadelphia, 26 Oct. 1780. Circular letter to the state executives enclosing a resolve of Congress of 21 Oct. “which makes some Alteration in the late Arrangement of the Army … requested by the Resolution of the 8. Instant‥‥ The whole of the Troops are to be enlisted during the War, and join their respective Corps by the first Day of January next.” This resolution “was adopted in Consequence...
74040To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Hempstead, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
At a time when you are about retiring from an office the most dignified and respectable, as also the most arduous and engaging; we in obedience to our feelings & sentiments take the liberty to express to you our confidence & approbation in your past administration— While the foes to our Republican Government particularly in this part of the Union have employed every means in their power to...