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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78901 | 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... |
| 78902 | 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... |
| 78903 | 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,... |
| 78904 | 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... |
| 78905 | 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... |
| 78906 | 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.... |
| 78907 | 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... |
| 78908 | 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... |
| 78909 | 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... |
| 78910 | 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... |
| 78911 | 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... |
| 78912 | 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... |
| 78913 | Jefferson, Thomas | Brown, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 8 April 1823 | 1823-04-08 | I communicated to the Visitors of the University, at their meeting yesterday your favor of the 24... |
| 78914 | 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... |
| 78915 | 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... |
| 78916 | 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... |
| 78917 | 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... |
| 78918 | 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... |
| 78919 | 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... |
| 78920 | 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... |
| 78921 | 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.... |
| 78922 | 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... |
| 78923 | 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,... |
| 78924 | 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... |
| 78925 | 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 &... |
| 78926 | 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,... |
| 78927 | 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... |
| 78928 | 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... |
| 78929 | 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... |
| 78930 | 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... |
| 78931 | 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... |
| 78932 | Jefferson, Thomas | Leitch, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 30 May 1825 | 1825-05-30 | a sack of salt. ViCMRL . |
| 78933 | 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,... |
| 78934 | 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,... |
| 78935 | 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... |
| 78936 | 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... |
| 78937 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barnes, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 12 August 1795 | 1795-08-12 | This serves to advise you that I have this day drawn on you in favor of Robert Pollard or order... |
| 78938 | Jefferson, Thomas | Latrobe, Benjamin H. | From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin H. Latrobe, 6 March … | 1803-03-06 | The letter in which this is inclosed being a public one, and to be produced whenever necessary as... |
| 78939 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, Mann | From Thomas Jefferson to Mann Page, 2 January 1798 | 1798-01-02 | I do not know whether you have seen some very furious abuse of me in the Baltimore papers by a mr... |
| 78940 | Jefferson, Thomas | Pini, Andrea | From Thomas Jefferson to Andrea Pini, 8 October 1823 | 1823-10-08 | Your favor of April 17. did not come to hand until the 17 th of the last month, 5 months after... |
| 78941 | Jefferson, Thomas | Muter, George | [From Thomas Jefferson to George Muter, 6? February … | 1781-02-06 | [ Richmond, 6? Feb. 1781. War Office Journal (Vi) has the following entry under 6 Feb.: “Letter,... |
| 78942 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Mann, Jr. | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 21 … | 1793-04-21 | I have intended this fortnight to make out a list of the packages of furniture I have sent to... |
| 78943 | Jefferson, Thomas | Paine, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine, 19 June 1792 | 1792-06-19 | [ Ed. Note: TJ’s letter to Paine of 19 June 1792 was printed in Vol. 20: 312–13 as part of a... |
| 78944 | Jefferson, Thomas | Weedon, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Weedon, 10 April 1781 | 1781-04-10 | We shall with very great Chearfulness contribute as far as within our power to render the... |
| 78945 | Jefferson, Thomas | Brockenbrough, Arthur S. | From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 22 … | 1826-06-22 | M r Willard undertakes our clock, and, without regard to price, says that it shall be as good a... |
| 78946 | Jefferson, Thomas | Short, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 10 March 1788 | 1788-03-10 | After two days of prosperous journey I had a good gleam of hope of reaching this place in the... |
| 78947 | Jefferson, Thomas | Watson, John Fanning | Thomas Jefferson to John F. Watson, 17 May 1814 | 1814-05-17 | I have long been a subscriber to the edition of the Edinburgh review first published by mr... |
| 78948 | Jefferson, Thomas | Short, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 7 April 1787 | 1787-04-07 | I received yesterday at Marseilles your favor of Mar. 26. I was just then setting out for this... |
| 78949 | Jefferson, Thomas | Bacon, Edmund | From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 11 July 1808 | 1808-07-11 | Your’s of the 8th. came to hand last night, and I now inclose you 30. D. for Bishop’s order in... |
| 78950 | Jefferson, Thomas | Sherburne, John Henry | From Thomas Jefferson to John Henry Sherburne, 5 August … | 1825-08-05 | Th: Jefferson returns thanks to mr Sherburne for the copy of the life of the Cheval r J. P. Jones... |