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...
80911To Thomas Jefferson from Copland Parker, 10 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Shipd in good order on board the Sloop George. Capt Butler, a Box to your address. it was imported in the Ship Ocean Captn. Henchman from Marseilles, & sent to the care of Thomas Newton esqr. Collector & by him I am requested to forward it on— I avail myself of this opportunity to convey the effusion of a Grateful Heart. had I have done so, at an earlier period of your exaltation to the...
80912To Thomas Jefferson from Lambert, 11 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous serai obligé, Monsieur, de vouloir bien vous trouver chez moi, Mercredi prochain [13 Feb.], treize de ce mois, à sept heures du soir, pour conférer sur les observations qui ont été faites au sujet de l’arrêt du Conseil du 29 Décembre dernier. J’ai l’honneur d’être avec un très sincere et inviolable attachement, Monsieur, Votre très humble et très obeissant Serviteur, RC ( DLC ); in a...
80913To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 18 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
By the advice of the Council the inclosed Confessions of Thomas Logwood , and a Communication from Thomas Moore , are submitted to your consideration. So much of Logwoods information as respects Abraham Collins and one of his accomplices, who is said to go by the name of Greenlee, but whose real name is Moore, was transmitted to the Governor of North Carolina; but as no deposition or Witness...
80914To Thomas Jefferson from Robley Dunglison, 28 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed memorial has been this morning handed in to the Faculty, but as they conceive that the question does not come within their Jurisdiction, they have requested me to inclose the communication to you for your decision. CSmH .
80915To Thomas Jefferson from John Randolph, 30 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Certain expressions of mine, used in debate on friday last , having been interpreted by some as conveying an allusion to the executive , I have no hesitation most explicitly to disavow every intention of such a nature. To this step I am induced not by any impression that you, Sir, might be disposed to give such a construction to the terms in question, because a consciousness of your own worth...
80916To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 8 October 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I received from Mr Gilmer, on the eve of his embarhation from Cowes, the enclosed letter, with a request that I would forward it to you. I am detained here contrary to my expectation until the spring, having written for my recall last year. Permit me hence to say, that if when Mr Gilmer shall have got back to you, it should be found that any thing has escaped his activity and zeal regarding...
80917To Thomas Jefferson from John Ellison, 17 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
My friends in America have promised to use their influence in endeavoring to procure me the Title of Vice Consul of the United States in this City;—which office I take the Liberty of soliciting— The Vice-President, to whom my family is known, will give any information that may be deemed necessary, relative to the titles we may have to your attention— The only end, I hope to obtain, is being...
80918To Thomas Jefferson from Christopher Gore, 10 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of being left by Mr King, in charge with the affairs of the United States, and of his desire, that I should inspect all letters directed to him, I opened that from yourself, under date of the 13th July, & which was receiv’d on the 13. ult. This, Sir, I must pray you to accept as an apology, for having broken its seal—and if my subsequent conduct shall appear an intrusion, you...
80919Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March [1818] (Jefferson Papers)
I have just arrived here on my way home, having left my wife in the lower country till the roads get better. My plan is to stay at home about a week, and to call on you either in going or coming. When I get to Gen l Cocke ’s this evening, I shall be informed whether there is any necessity for my calling on my way up; sh d there not be, as I have great occasion to see to my domestic concerns, I...
80920Description of a Plant by Meriwether Lewis, 5 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
This specimen of a plant common to the praries in this quarter was presented to me by Mr. Hugh heney, a gentleman of respectability and information who has resided many years among the natives of this country, from whom he obtained the knowledge of it’s virtues. Mr. Heney informed me that he had used the root of this plant frequently with the most happy effect in cases of the bite of the mad...
80921To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Fay, 7 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favours of the 18th. and 2lst. March, I had the honor to receive, and altho I should have been happy to have had you joined our Company, yet the reasons you offer against it are highly satisfactory and such as I sincerely wish Governed all our public Servants. I send two of the last Quebec papers, and shall send more as they come forward. If it will not give you too much trouble I should...
80922Horatio G. Spafford to Thomas Jefferson, 25 November 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
At length I have arrived in this city, exhausted with fatigue, having been travelling near 5 weeks. It is about 6 weeks since I crossed the St. Lawrence , on my return from Upper Canada , & I only rested one week at Albany . Under these circumstances, I regret to learn that it is much further than I had supposed, to Monticello . The winter is also approaching, & I feel in haste to return to...
80923To Thomas Jefferson from Polly Logwood, 29 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Penetrated with respect I beg leave to address you on the subject of my unfortunate Husband’s situation. I am prompted to do it as this time because the period is so fast approaching when your Excellency will retire from Office; besides I am informed you have lately been pleased to manifest your mercy by pardoning Two men (Thomas Hall & James Phillips) from the same prison, & for the same...
80924To Thomas Jefferson from William Cooch, 19 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I took the liberty some time since of expressing to your Honour a wish that I might be considered an applicant for the Collectors Office of the District of Delaware should a change take place therein. I do not at this time reiterate the wish, under an impression of superior claims to those Gentlemen who have made similar applications, or of my deserving Executive Patronage—. No Sir—unambitious...
80925To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 16 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Foreign Relations. + Insert “since” before “taken place” at the Beginning of line 11. The preceeding delay did not altogether proceed from events independent of the will of one of the parties, and those who are chargeable with it, ought not to be acquitted of the consequences. Perhaps England. + the following change would of the whole sentence or might answer, The delays which have since taken...
80926To Thomas Jefferson from James Mease, 8 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I am aware of the delicate state of your health, and of the fatigue imposed upon you, by Correspondence, and I should Certainly not add to it, for any private Concern of my own. The nature of my present application, will I hope plead my apology, for the trouble I may put you to.— As I view every circumstance connected with the glorious instrument composed by you, which told the world we were...
80927To Thomas Jefferson from John Sevier, 12 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to Acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th of December ultimo, with the inclosed copy of an Article of Amendment proposed by Congress to be added to the constitution of the United States respecting the election of President and Vice president, to be laid before the legislature of Tennessee; which will with much pleasure be complied with at their next meeting in...
80928To Thomas Jefferson from Mathew Carey, 18 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
With this letter you will receive a copy of a new work intended for Schools , which, if your avocations permit, I request you will be so kind to examine. I have compiled it with a view to familiarize to the minds of youth, the grand truths of morals and politics, the latter of which particularly has never had sufficient attention paid to it in School Books. Unless I deceive myself egregiously,...
80929Thomas Ladd to Thomas Jefferson, 9 August 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have at length completed the Report in the case of Gilliam & als vs Fleming & als— the amount of my fee for which is $150 ¹⁸⁄₁₀₀ our mutual friend Arch d Thweatt of Petersburg has paid me $50—as the proportion of Fran s Eppes’s Estate—
80930To Thomas Jefferson from David Campbell, 3 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I hesitate to intrude upon you, engaged as you are in such a multiplicity of public business: But suffer me to profit by your knowledge of those books which really ought to be read. I mean a small Law and family Library. A memorandum of such will be considered a favor. I communicate to you the Sentiments of intense Regard and Respect I entertain for you, by informing that I have had my eldest...