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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82021 | Jefferson, Thomas | Allen, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Allen, 25 October 1802 | 1802-10-25 | The duties of my office calling for all my time, I do not find myself at liberty to indulge in... |
| 82022 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 21 February … | 1801-02-21 | I inclose you another letter from mr Lieper, written after a further examination of the tobo. you... |
| 82023 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gibson, Patrick | Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 30 September 1822 | 1822-09-30 | I recieved yesterday the inclosed letter from the President removing further suspense as to the... |
| 82024 | Jefferson, Thomas | Coffee, William John | From Thomas Jefferson to William John Coffee, 9 … | 1824-12-09 | When shall we get our roses for the Rotunda? the whole scaffolding of the building is obliged to... |
| 82025 | Jefferson, Thomas | Duane, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Duane, 9 December 1818 | 1818-12-09 | I have long ceased to read newspapers, except a single one of my own state, and that chiefly for... |
| 82026 | Jefferson, Thomas | Penn, Abraham | From Thomas Jefferson to Abraham Penn, 4 May 1781 | 1781-05-04 | I am exceedingly sorry that the public Situation should be such as to render it necessary to call... |
| 82027 | Jefferson, Thomas | Fanning, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Fanning, 10 February … | 1789-02-10 | I have the honor to inclose you two letters just come to hand on the subject of your lands. You... |
| 82028 | Jefferson, Thomas | Wall, Charles | From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Wall, 21 December 1780 | 1780-12-21 | I laid before the Council the Revd. Mr. Fanning’s Letter to Mr. Tazewell together with the... |
| 82029 | Jefferson, Thomas | Paine, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine, 19 May 1789 | 1789-05-19 | Your favors of Feb. 16 to Apr. 13. of May 3. and 10. are received, and the two last are sent to... |
| 82030 | Jefferson, Thomas | Oldham, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 11 March 1805 | 1805-03-11 | I received in due time your letter of Feb. 4. and immediately sent to mr Andrews’s to get the... |
| 82031 | Jefferson, Thomas | Evans, Oliver | From Thomas Jefferson to Oliver Evans, 2 May 1807 | 1807-05-02 | Your favor of the 18th. came to hand two days ago. that the ingenuity of an advocate, seeking for... |
| 82032 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thompson, Jonathan | From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 17 November … | 1825-11-17 | From your letter of the 9 th I learnt with much regret that our proctor had not made you the... |
| 82033 | Jefferson, Thomas | House of Representatives | Report on the Petition of Samuel Breck and Others, 9 … | 1791-12-09 | The Secretary of State, to whom was referred by the House of Representatives the Petition of... |
| 82034 | Jefferson, Thomas | Delaplaine, Joseph | Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Delaplaine, 24 April 1815 | 1815-04-24 | Occupations from which it was impossible to withdraw have occasioned the delay of acknoleging the... |
| 82035 | Jefferson, Thomas | Dawson, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Dawson, 12 March 1801 | 1801-03-12 | We shall be ready for you by the time you can arrive here. I would therefore wish you to come on... |
| 82036 | Jefferson, Thomas | Otis, Samuel Allyne | From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Allyne Otis, 5 April … | 1808-04-05 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Otis and presuming the inclosed to be incompleatly... |
| 82037 | Jefferson, Thomas | Watson, Elkanah | Thomas Jefferson to Elkanah Watson, 16 May 1820 | 1820-05-16 | Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Watson for the copy of the History of the Western canals... |
| 82038 | Jefferson, Thomas | Otis, Samuel Allyne | From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Allyne Otis, 5 March … | 1806-03-05 | I discover that with my message to the Senate of Feb. 24. I, by mistake, sent a list of Cadets... |
| 82039 | Jefferson, Thomas | Pictet, Marc Auguste | Thomas Jefferson to Marc Auguste Pictet, 26 December … | 1820-12-26 | Your favor by mr Terril was duly recieved, but ill health has long suspended with me the power of... |
| 82040 | Jefferson, Thomas | Brent, Daniel Carroll | From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Carroll Brent, 6 August … | 1802-08-06 | Your favor of the 3d. came to hand yesterday. whether it be best to insert the bars of the jail... |
| 82041 | Jefferson, Thomas | Maxwell, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Maxwell, 16 December … | 1790-12-16 | Having desired that some part of my furniture should come from Paris immediately to Virginia I... |
| 82042 | Jefferson, Thomas | Pickering, Timothy | From Thomas Jefferson to Timothy Pickering, 15 January … | 1781-01-15 | I wrote you in a former letter that on the recommendation of Gen. Greene we had proposed to Maj.... |
| 82043 | Jefferson, Thomas | Edwards, Enoch | From Thomas Jefferson to Enoch Edwards, 11 October 1801 | 1801-10-11 | On my return to this place I found my chariot arrived in perfect good order. it is in every... |
| 82044 | Jefferson, Thomas | Clinton, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Clinton, 13 March 1793 | 1793-03-13 | I duly recieved your favor of the 5th. inst. and have now to request transcripts of the Indian... |
| 82045 | Jefferson, Thomas | Mason, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Mason, 8 June 1807 | 1807-06-08 | Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to Genl. Mason & sent him this morning his plant of... |
| 82046 | Jefferson, Thomas | Skidmore, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Skidmore, 29 August 1822 | 1822-08-29 | You must be so good, Sir, as to excuse me from entering into the optical investigation which your... |
| 82047 | Jefferson, Thomas | Wood, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Wood, 5 August 1815 | 1815-08-05 | I have delayed the answer to your favor of July 18. until I could consult on it’s subject with... |
| 82048 | Jefferson, Thomas | Claiborne, William C. C. | From Thomas Jefferson to William C. C. Claiborne, 6 May … | 1808-05-06 | The evasions of the preceding Embargo laws went so far towards defeating their objects, and... |
| 82049 | Jefferson, Thomas | Breckinridge, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Breckinridge, 10 April … | 1806-04-10 | What think you of the inclosed proposition? if it will do, & you can get it made, do not let any... |
| 82050 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jamieson, Neil | [From Thomas Jefferson to Neil Jamieson, 13 January … | 1785-01-13 | [ Paris, 13 Jan. 1785 . Entry in SJL reads: “Neill Jamieson. N. York. Acknolege receipt of his of... |