7411To Thomas Jefferson from William Johnson, 10 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Few Occurrences could have afforded me more Pleasure than the Receipt of your kind and friendy Letter. I had for some Days previous been writhing under the profligate Attack made on me in the N o American Review, & had just got over the Vexatious incident to publishing the Notice I though it incumbent on me to take of it in the City Gazette of the 15–20 th ult. Since that Time I have been...
7412To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Walsh, 10 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I venture to intrude to the extent of a single page on your kind attention. The place of Civil Engineer to the Board of Public Works of Virginia is vacant; and Major S. H. Long, resident in this city and belonging to the United States corps of Topographical engineers, is a candidate for that place. I know that Major Long is held to be eminently qualified for it, by the gentlemen of this city...
7413To John Adams from Henry Colman, 9 December 1822 (Adams Papers)
Herewith are enclosed the two letters of Mr Jefferson, which you were kind enough to entrust to my care—I expected the pleasure before this of returning them in person which has been the reason of the delay. I regret that I cannot immediately avail myself of that privilege and gratification.— The letter of June 1. with the reply to it was published in the Christian Register, a copy of which...
7414From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Samuel L. Southard, 9 December 1822 (Adams Papers)
Mrs. ADAMS requests the honor of Mr Southard’s company at Tea, on Tuesday Evening, the 10 of December and every Tuesday during the Session of Congress, when agreeable, at half past seven o’clock. NjP : Samuel L. Southard Papers.
7415From Thomas Jefferson to James Smith, 8 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you for your pamphlets on the subject of Unitarianism, and to express my gratification with your efforts for the revival of primitive Christianity in your quarter. no historical fact is better established than that the doctrine of one god, pure and uncompounded was that of the early ages of Christianity; and was among the efficacious doctrines which gave it triumph over the...
7416From James Madison to John Browne Cutting, 7 December 1822 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. with your note of the 30th. Ult: the little tract of Mr. Law forwarded by you at his request; and I take the liberty of conveying thro’ the same channel, my respects & thanks to him. If my sympathies with his domestic afflictions could be of any avail, I should add the expression of them with great sincerity. I have always regarded Mr. Law as a man of genius as well as of singular...
7417From James Madison to David Porter, 7 December 1822 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. with your note of the 28. Ult: the right volume of your Journal; and have looked over the preface. Less cannot be said of it, than that it has taken an able and judicious view of its subject. The severity of its retaliations can not be complained of by those who so wantonly provoked them. There can be no danger that your Enimies whatever be their motives or modes of attack will...
7418To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Maverick, 7 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day as p r direction forwarded by water to Richmond to Col Peyton a Box cont 250 impressions of the Plan of the University hope the whole execution will meet your entire satisfaction. The Plate I have retained as p r y r advice—subject to future order. The Honb le Thomas Jefferson to Peter Maverick D C To Engraving a Plan of the Univerity of Virginia 112. 〃 Printing 250 d o
7419From James Madison to Horatio Gates Spafford, 5 December 1822 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of the 25. Ult: in which you state your discovery of a process which gives a greater purity & cheapness to Steel & Iron than any yet known. Iron is the metal and even the article which has been justly considered as causing more than any other, the civil[iz]ation & increase of the human race. Every improvement therefore in the preparation & uses of it has been deemed a...
7420To Thomas Jefferson from William F. Gray, 5 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have within my reach, a Book entitled “Histoire Philosophique de la Révolution de France, depuis la premiere assemblée des Notables jusqu’ à la paix de Presburg; Par Ant. Fantin-Desodoards.” It is in ten Octavo Vols. and said to be the 5 th edition revised and corrected by the author, and printed in 1807.— I have not been able to find the title of this Book in any of my Catalogues. And not...