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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78801 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 23 June 1786 | 1786-06-23 | I hear of a conveyance which allows me but a moment to write to you. I inclose a copy of a letter... |
| 78802 | Jefferson, Thomas | Digges, Thomas Attwood | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas A. Digges, 15 June 1818 | 1818-06-15 | a letter from the shadows of 41. to 43. (for these I suppose are the years of our births) is like... |
| 78803 | Jefferson, Thomas | II. Memorandum on Justices of the Peace for the … | 1801-03-16 | reduced the number from about 20. to 15. for each county adding to 11. of those named by mr Adams... | |
| 78804 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gallatin, Albert | From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 17 September … | 1802-09-17 | Your’s of the 9th. came to hand yesterday only so that it has missed a post somewhere. I thought... |
| 78805 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gamble & Temple | List of Groceries for Gamble & Temple, [6 August 1795?] | 1795-08-06 | 75. ℔ of coffee, as old as you can. (not green) 125. ℔ brown sugar. clean and dry. 50. ℔ white... |
| 78806 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 5 March 1803 | 1803-03-05 | In my letter of Feb 28 I informed you I had drawn on you in favor of Craven Peyton for a thousand... |
| 78807 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 8 December … | 1792-12-08 | Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President a letter from the Commissioners of... |
| 78808 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lyons, Peter | From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Lyons, 26 November 1801 | 1801-11-26 | An old account between mr Wayles’s & Bathurst Skelton’s estate is shortly to be settled between... |
| 78809 | Jefferson, Thomas | Wagner, Jacob | From Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Wagner, 9 August 1805 | 1805-08-09 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments & thanks to mr Wagner for the translation of the German... |
| 78810 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 9 July 1807 | 1807-07-09 | Your’s of June 22. was recieved in due time. since that the Postmaster General has returned to... |
| 78811 | Jefferson, Thomas | Monroe, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 26 October 1806 | 1806-10-26 | I see with great concern that unavoidable delays are likely still to procrastinate your... |
| 78812 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gould, Benjamin A. | From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin A. Gould, 5 August … | 1825-08-05 | I am much indebted to you, Sir, for your present of the bust of my friend mr Adams. without... |
| 78813 | Jefferson, Thomas | Girardin, Louis Hue | Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 8 July 1820 | 1820-07-08 | I am uncertain whether you know that you have been anticipated in the translation of Botta . the... |
| 78814 | Jefferson, Thomas | Virginia Delegates in Congress | Thomas Jefferson to Virginia Delegates in Congress, 31 … | 1780-08-31 | FC (Photostat in Virginia State Library of copy in British Museum: Addington MSS 38,650). We... |
| 78815 | Jefferson, Thomas | Duane, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Duane, 4 April 1813 | 1813-04-04 | Your favor of Feb. 14. has been duly recieved, and the MS of the Commentary on Montesquieu is... |
| 78816 | Jefferson, Thomas | Sargeant, William H. | From Thomas Jefferson to William H. Sargeant, 8 July … | 1786-07-08 | I have been honoured with your favor of June 15. inclosing a letter to young Mr. Bannister, which... |
| 78817 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cabot, George | From Thomas Jefferson to —— Cabot, 24 July 1784 | 1784-07-24 | I deliver to Mr. Tracy to be returned to you the copy of Don Quixot which you were so obliging as... |
| 78818 | Jefferson, Thomas | Pleasants, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 24 November … | 1824-11-24 | The Report of the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virga which accompanies this letter,... |
| 78819 | Jefferson, Thomas | Alexander, Eli | Thomas Jefferson to Eli Alexander, 25 January 1811 | 1811-01-25 | Having some heavy sums to pay at our March & April courts I should be glad if in the disposal of... |
| 78820 | Jefferson, Thomas | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1793 | 1793-05-08 | I had wished to have kept back the issuing passports for sea vessels, till the question should be... |
| 78821 | Jefferson, Thomas | Appleton, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Appleton, 30 March 1807 | 1807-03-30 | I wrote you on the 29th. of Apr. & 26. Oct. 1806. your last which has been recieved was of Nov.... |
| 78822 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 28 September 1787 | 1787-09-28 | I received your favors by Mr. Cutting, and thank you sincerely for the copy of your book. The... |
| 78823 | Jefferson, Thomas | Shepherd, David | From Thomas Jefferson to David Shepherd, 18 June 1779 | 1779-06-18 | You are desired to give notice to such recruits under the act of Assembly passed last winter as... |
| 78824 | Jefferson, Thomas | Massie, Charles | From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Massie, 26 October … | 1825-10-26 | I will be glad to take of you the present year about 9 or 100. gall s of cyder, which I hope you... |
| 78825 | Jefferson, Thomas | Hammuda Pasha, Bey of Tunis | From Thomas Jefferson to Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 28 … | 1806-06-28 | I learned with great concern that the Commander of our squadron in the Mediterranean, Commodore... |
| 78826 | Jefferson, Thomas | Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. John de | From Thomas Jefferson to St. John de Crèvecoeur, 26 … | 1786-08-26 | I have duly received the honour of your letter of the 20th . inst. Mr. Barclay has been long gone... |
| 78827 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cooper, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1 September … | 1807-09-01 | Your favor of the 9th. is recieved & with it the copy of Dr. Priestley’s Memoirs, for which I... |
| 78828 | Jefferson, Thomas | Virginia Assembly | From Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of … | 1781-03-10 | At the request of Major General Baron Steuben expressed in the inclosed letter, I take the... |
| 78829 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ritchie, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 10 June 1822 | 1822-06-10 | I have to return you infinite thanks for the kind interest you have taken in the late... |
| 78830 | Jefferson, Thomas | Warden, David Bailie | Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 17 May 1816 | 1816-05-17 | I recieved last night your favor of Feb. 20. and hasten to acknolege it by return of mail, in the... |
| 78831 | Jefferson, Thomas | Carey, Mathew | From Thomas Jefferson to Mathew Carey, 6 January 1805 | 1805-01-06 | Th Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Cary and will thank him if he can advise him of the... |
| 78832 | Jefferson, Thomas | Limozin, André | From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 28 June 1788 | 1788-06-28 | I think I recollect to have written, about a year ago, to Virginia for a small package of tobacco... |
| 78833 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gallatin, Albert | From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 6 March 1804 | 1804-03-06 | The inclosed paper got mislaid by accident so as to escape my earlier attention. I do not know... |
| 78834 | Jefferson, Thomas | Walsh, Robert | From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Walsh, 26 June 1824 | 1824-06-26 | I have duly recieved your favor of the 20 th recommending mr Constant to a place in our... |
| 78835 | Jefferson, Thomas | Hogendorp, G. K. van | [From Thomas Jefferson to G. K. van Hogendorp, 24 July … | 1784-07-24 | [ On board the Ceres, off Scilly Isles, 24 July 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Ceres. off Scilly. G.... |
| 78836 | Jefferson, Thomas | Giles, William Branch | From Thomas Jefferson to William Branch Giles, 17 … | 1794-12-17 | I have made Mr. Bannister’s affair the subject of a separate letter , containing a full... |
| 78837 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Bernard | From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 8 July 1823 | 1823-07-08 | I must ask the favor of you to procure for me a safe bill of excha. on London to nett there,... |
| 78838 | Jefferson, Thomas | Claiborne, Richard | From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Claiborne, 18 January … | 1781-01-18 | It being necessary to collect at Hoods as large a number of boats as possible to transport men... |
| 78839 | Jefferson, Thomas | Currie, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 19 October 1801 | 1801-10-19 | I recieved your favor accompanying the award of the Arbitrators in the case between mr Ross &... |
| 78840 | Jefferson, Thomas | Syme, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Syme, 17 March 1793 | 1793-03-17 | I received yesterday your favor of the 8th. covering one to Mr. Barclay, and, the moment before,... |
| 78841 | Jefferson, Thomas | Koenig, Amand | From Thomas Jefferson to Amand Koenig, 18 August 1789 | 1789-08-18 | J’ai l’honneur de vous accuser la réception des livres que vous m’avez annoncé par votre lettre... |
| 78842 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 12 June 1807 | 1807-06-12 | Your letter of the 9th. was recieved last night; but in the mean time mine of yesterday had gone... |
| 78843 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Eston | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 10 September … | 1822-09-10 | Yours of the 8 th was duly recieved. on the question of any suspension of current rent the facts... |
| 78844 | Jefferson, Thomas | Graham, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 17 August 1815 | 1815-08-17 | I avail myself as usual of your kindness in asking the benefit of the government channel for the... |
| 78845 | Jefferson, Thomas | Clark, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Clark, 18 August 1816 | 1816-08-18 | The bearer of this letter, mr Robert Sthreshley , for some time a neighbor of mine has sold his... |
| 78846 | Jefferson, Thomas | Leitch, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 30 May 1825 | 1825-05-30 | a sack of salt. ViCMRL . |
| 78847 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cardelli, Peter | Thomas Jefferson to Peter Cardelli, 7 November 1819 | 1819-11-07 | Your letter of Oct: 24. was not recieved until the 4 t h instant. I think you left us in June,... |
| 78848 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, Francis | From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 5 February 1785 | 1785-02-05 | By the Marquis Fayette, who arrived here the 26th of Jan., I received yours of Sept. 16th,... |
| 78849 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ellicott, Andrew | Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Ellicott, 24 June 1812 | 1812-06-24 | I have duly recieved your favor of the 3 d & thank you in advance for that of a copy of your... |
| 78850 | Jefferson, Thomas | Girardin, Louis Hue | Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 31 October 1809 | 1809-10-31 | The bearer hereof, T. Jefferson Randolph , my grandson, proceeds to Richmond with a view to enter... |