80881To Thomas Jefferson from Joshua Grainger, 12 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
State of North Carolina In General Assembly December 11th 1807. Resolved that, the General Assembly Do enter into a resolution of addressing the President of the United States to the following effect; and that His Excellency the Governor be requested to forward the same to him. To Thomas Jefferson—President of the United States. Sir, The General Assembly of the State of North Carolina,...
80882To Thomas Jefferson from John F. Mercer, 16 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favr. of the 7th. never reach’d me ’till yesterday Evening,—the one preceding it came regularly to hand & I have to acknowledge the receipt of the $18,000, by our Treasury, which you advise me woud be paid;—this Sum will answer fully our present purposes, & under such circumstances I cannot but regret the sacrifice & consequent derangement of the Interests of the City, that the...
80883To Thomas Jefferson from William Nelson, Jr., 22 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor desiring information of the proceedings in this State, which may be considered by Great Britain as infractions of the treaty, and copies of all acts, orders, proclamations, and decisions, legislative, executive and judiciary, which may have affected the debts or other property, or the persons, of British-subjects, or American-refugees, and do myself the pleasure of...
80884[To Thomas Jefferson from Dugald Stewart, 12 March 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ College of Edinburgh, 12 Mch. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 30 Mch. 1789. Not found.]
80885To Thomas Jefferson from Brockholst Livingston, 2 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to introduce to your civilities Mr. William Keteltas, a gentleman of the profession of the Law, who will have the honor of delivering you this letter, & proposes passing sometime at Washington. I have the honor to be Sir, your very obt Sert RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr President &ca.”; endorsed by TJ as received 8 Jan. and so recorded in SJL with notation...
80886To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Lewis, 25 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
It has been my wish for some time past to place myself in a situation for reading. in my endeavours to do this, I have ever found a difficulty in not having that scholastic knowledge necessary, but having devoted some time past to that purpose, and feeling myself as to that, in some degree prepared to prosecute my end; another difficulty arises, the want of books, to remove which, I am induced...
80887To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Willson Peale, 30 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not been unmindful of the conversation we had on Stone ware for the purpose of cookery, and in Baltimore I went to the manufactory of such ware and obtained a list of their prices with the intent of sending it to you, under the Idea that you might wish to order some covered stew pans for the use of your Kitchen in lieu of those made of Copper, which may at times be neglected to be tined...
80888To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Roche, 26 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous avons été honnorés de votre lettre du 10 Ct. qui nous apprend que vous avec reçu les deux ouvrages que nous vous avions expédiés. Nous vous prévenons de nouveau, par celle-ci, que nous vous avons adressé par le stage un petit paquet contenant: 1. Du Dégré de Cer titude de la Médecine, par Cabanis 1 vol. 8.° relié $3.50 cents 1. Ex. de notre nouveau Catalogue général que nous venons...
80889To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose Mr Gerry’s letter—There was, in my opinion, but one way in which he might have saved his brother , and that was to have at once paid the deficiency for which he is, at all events, ultimately responsible as security. I had seen the attack as to over drawing Heth , & had ascribed it to himself. His vanity is such that he cannot believe that it was his own fault in not making his return...
80890To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Purviance, 28 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I herewith transmit a Letter receivd this day from Samuel Coleman Master of the Schooner Fame of Nantucket, accompanied with a small Bundle, which he receivd from the Captain of one of their Ships that had lately arrived from the South Seas. I have the honor to be Sir, Most respectfully Your Obed. Servant RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as...
80891John P. Van Ness to Thomas Jefferson, 5 July 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Henry Middleton Jn r of S. Carolina , Son of our Minister at S t Petersburgh , having intimated to me that, being about to visit Virginia , he would probably do himself the honor of giving you a call, I took take the liberty of offering
80892William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 21 June 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of writing to you early in the last month & of informing you of the payment made to me here of the $10500. treasury notes— I sent you at the same time a precise statement of our account up to that time, shewing that this payment left a balance due you of $34 34/100 ; which conformably with your order I paid to M r Vaughan , of which he will, no doubt, have informed you. I...
80893To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Brown, 24 August 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I recd. your letter of July 9th by yesterday’s mail & am very sorry to inform you that Mr Irvill’s collection of Bones was removed from Natchez a few hours before I arrived there from New orleans so that I have not yet had the satisfaction of examining it—Judge Rodney & Dr Seip, an intelligent Physician of Natchez, who saw part of the collection, assure me that Dr Wistars ideas of its...
80894A. D. Saunders to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
After twenty five years Study and various experiments I have at leng h t h discovered a new principle in Mechanics or rather have made A new application of the established principles which I feel confident will answer all the purposes of water or Steam, the power is produced by the gravity of A horizontal wheel So constructed as to continue to Seek its resting place but is never able to change...
80895To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Rose, 19 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I flatter myself that your personal acquaintance with my Father and Family will be a sufficient apology for writing to you on the present occasition—At different times I have been in the army three years & Still continue to like a military life, though I confess my low situation is a mortification I am an orderly Serjeant doing the duty of An Officer without the pay—I have written to all my...
80896Joseph Antrim to Thomas Jefferson, 24 February 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I am under the disagreeable nessity of disturbing your repose, by a call upon you, if in your wisdom you think it right to put in the Proctor reach of the Proctor the means, to release me from my p r esent wants for money, I am in such a wan t of about $1500 that if I fail in getting it, the consequence will be maney Suits, and what is still worse the inability to pay about 5 or 600$ borrowed...
80897To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 23 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Davy sets out for washington this morning. I hope you will find your horse in Good order as we have Truly indeavoured to get him fat. he was poore and in a bad state of helth when he came to monticello. and appeared to have been very badly treated You will find him a sober Gentle horse We are going on with the garden fast as possople tho: my hands are and for some time have been but few in the...
80898To Thomas Jefferson from Abraham Baldwin, 20 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Abr Baldwin presents his Respects to the President of the United States He incloses the essays signed Regulus by Judge Nimmo alluded to in the letter of his friend J. Mansfield Jany. 20th 1807 [ Note in an unidentified hand on a separate piece of paper ]: Mr Matthew Nimmo, implecated in the enclosed papers is the author of much Calumny about Mr Smith, & is an applicant for an Office under the...
80899To Thomas Jefferson from Pierpont Edwards, 24 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Extract of a letter from Pierrepoint Edwards to Th:J. dated New York Mar. 24. 1806. (the original returned to mr Gallatin) In the opinion of all the intelligent friends to the present Administration of the U.S. it is deemed vastly important that the Officers in Connecticut, concerned in the administration of justice under the laws of the United States, should not only be friends to our...
80900IV. Albert Gallatin’s Remarks on the Draft, 29 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I return your message with such remarks as occurred. It was not received till Saturday , which must be my apology for not returning it sooner. The Register being absent, I have been obliged to go myself through all the minutiæ of calculations, instead of only marking the outlines and revising the work. The complete materials for your financial paragraph will not for that reason be completed...
80901To Thomas Jefferson from John Hopkins, 23 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favored with your Letter of the 13th. desiring a transfer of all the Stock standing on the Books of my Office, to the credit of William Short esquire, might be made to the Treasury of the United States. In Compliance with that request therefore, you will find the Certificates of Transfer in this enclosure. Mr. Brown requested me to ask the favor of your transmitting to him an...
80902To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 24 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of enclosing a Letter which I yesterday received from Mr Nicholas King.— The Commissioners have always heretofore appointed the Surveyors by Letter, or by entry in the minutes of their proceedings, but in case Mr Kings proposition respecting Salary shall be acceded to, a short Letter of appointment from the President would, I have reason to believe, be more agreeable to him...
80903To Thomas Jefferson from John O’Neill, 30 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
It is now one month since I addressed your Excellency my last. Since that period I have been almost continually travelling through this State in pursuit of employment as a Schoolmaster. Having no Other means of earning bread to eat and notwithstanding this Could be sufficient encouragement obtained almost any where within the Circumference of two or three miles in this State. Still the people...
80904To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 30 March 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
A short time since I wrote to you, and hope the letter got safe to your hands. If this should reach them, it is intended to introduce Mr. Strickland , of Yorkshire in England, to your civilities and attention. His merits, independent of the recommendation of Sir Jno. Sinclair, will entitle him to them. From Monticello, Mr. Strickland intends crossing the ridge for Winchester; and to return to...
80905To Thomas Jefferson from John Pierce Duvall and James Neal, 26 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
In Consequence of a Commision to us Directed for a Justing and setling the Claimes to unpatened lands in the district of Monongalia, Youghagania and Ohio, the tenth day this Instant was appointed for proseeding to business, with a full Expectation that Col. Francis Peyton and Capt. George Meriweather would attend, but they have not yet arived, whereby the Business is detered and a great...
80906To Thomas Jefferson from Isaac Story, 8 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to inclose the Centinel of Wednesday last, that you may take suitable measures for bringing Mr. Hulbert of Sheffield to condign punishment. I ever considered it as a branch of wisdom in you to pretermit common Newspapers squibs. But when a man brings forward in the house of Representatives a set of the most flagitious charges, should he not be called to a solemn account, and made to...
80907To Thomas Jefferson from Ledyard Seymour, 1 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
With sentiments of Respect, and esteem, I humbly hasten to the dwelling of the first Magistrate, of the Republick of America, for by this name, have I been taught, to Address, that part of the Western world, over which he presides. in attemptinng a Task, so novel, what emotions do I feel, much like the bewildered traveller, happening to approach the distant Thunders of great Niagara. beholds...
80908To Thomas Jefferson from Philip Mazzei, 20 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Avevo già tradotto da una gazzetta Americana il 2da. suo discorso inaugurale (che non è punto inferiore al primo) quando, colla gratis.ma sua dei 10 Marzo, anno corrente, l’ò ricevoto direttamente da Lei. L’ò gradito sommamente, come pure lo scritto pubblicato in Boston, il quale con gran mio dispiacere non posso tradurre, perchè per esser bene inteso ci vorrebbero delle note, per far le quali...
80909To Thomas Jefferson from John Joseph Rey, 1 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
To presume that any man is inerrable, is admitting him equal to god. A well disposed man, may inadvertently err, but no sooner, he acknowledges it, than makes amendment, & ceases. The wicked, or hypocrite, never owns faults; but upon conviction of any; he fires resentment; devices bloody vengeance, & adds to his errors. The former, judging his own cause, with Justice, makes himself independant...
80910To Thomas Jefferson from Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge, 8 March 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose a bill for the brandy &c my dearest Grandpapa, by which you will see that we have still a few dollars remaining of the sixty sent by Col Peyton. there are also such receipts for dressing the fish & tongues & sounds as I could obtain, but these dishes, especially the latter, are scarcely ever brought upon table in Boston, owing, I suppose, to their being so easily obtained as to lose...