Thomas Jefferson’s Authorization for Alexander Garrett to Borrow for University of Virginia, 10 May 1823
Authorization for Alexander Garrett to Borrow for University of Virginia
I hereby certify that Alexander Garrett is Bursar of the University of Virginia, and is authorised to recieve from the President and Directors of the Literary fund, their warrant for thirty thousand dollars1 for the use of2 the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, to transact the same in the necessary forms3 with the Auditor & Treasurer4 of the State, and to place the said sum5 to the account of the said Rector & Visitors with either Bank in Richmond on which the Treasurer may give his warrant.6 Given under my hand this tenth7 day of May8 1823.
Th: Jeff[erson]
MS (ViU: TJP); in Garrett’s hand, with emendations by TJ as noted below; signed by TJ, with signature torn to cancel. Dft (ViU: TJP); with Dft of TJ to Jerman Baker, [ca. 12 May 1823], on verso; in TJ’s hand; undated.
Beneath the Dft of this document and separated from it by a horizontal rule is an undated Dft in TJ’s hand of a second authorization intended for use at the Farmers’ Bank of Virginia, reading “The Pr. & D. [i.e., President & Directors] of the F’s bk of Virga is respectfully informed that whenever monies are placed in their hands for the R. & V. of the U. of Virga [Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia], the course establd by the board of R. & V. is that <it be drawn> draughts <on their bank> are to be made by their bursar, approved & counter signed by either member of their commee of Supert [committee of Superintendence] which Commee consists at present of J.H.C. [John H. Cocke] & the subscriber, and that Alexr Garrett is bursar of the sd Univty.”
A missing letter from Garrett to TJ of 29 May 1823 is recorded in SJL as received the day it was written.
1. Dft: “40.M.D.”
2. Preceding four words interlined in Dft in place of “to be lent to.”
3. Preceding four words interlined in Dft.
4. Manuscript, here and below, reads “Treasuer.”
5. Preceding two words interlined in Dft in place of “<same> proceeds.”
6. Dft: “ordr.” Dft ends here.
7. Word added in blank by TJ.
8. Word interlined by TJ in place of Garrett’s “April.”
Index Entries
- banks; and loan for University of Virginia search
- Cocke, John Hartwell (1780–1866); as member of University of Virginia Board of Visitors search
- Farmers’ Bank of Virginia (Richmond); and University of Virginia search
- Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
- Garrett, Alexander; letters from accounted for search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Authorization for Alexander Garrett to Borrow for University of Virginia search
- Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Richmond, Va.; banks in search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; bursar of search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; funding for search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; TJ’s Authorization for Alexander Garrett to Borrow for University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; committee of superintendence search
- Virginia; auditor of search
- Virginia; treasurer of search