James Breckinridge to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1823
From James Breckinridge
At Home Apr 6th 1823
Dear Sir
My friends here have got me up as a candidate for the Assembly & insist that I shall meet them at the Superior Court tomorrow, which I consented to & therefore ask to be excused for failing to attend the board of visitors.
I have taken the liberty of enclosing to you $100 which Mr Charles Johnston gave to me a few days ago on account of his subscription to the Central College, which I promised to deliver to the Treasurer of the University1 & obtain his rect. Will you do me the kindness to hand it to him? I would not trouble you but for the consideration, that it will be more likely to go safe under your address than his. Mr Johnston desired me to apologize for part of money being in N. Carolina bank paper. He had no other sort & with difficulty procured that.
James Breckinridge
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 10 Apr. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to Bernard Peyton, 18 Apr. 1823, on verso; addressed (trimmed): “Mr Thomas Jefferson M[on]t[ice]ll[o]”; franked; postmarked Fincastle, 8 Apr. 1823.
The treasurer was the University of Virginia bursar, Alexander Garrett.
1. Manuscript: “Univsity.”
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- Central College; subscription for search
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- Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
- Johnston, Charles; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
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- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; meetings of search
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