Alexander Garrett to Thomas Jefferson, 4 October 1823
From Alexander Garrett
Charlottesville 4th October 1823.
Dear Sir.
Mr Thomas not having returned from Richmond, I have not been able to get his report (relative to the state of the subscription) corrected as you desired, I return it to you least it may be wanted at the meeting of the Visitors, On the return of Mr Thomas I will get him to report anew as directed, and forward it to you I hope in time to answer all purposes.
Not having time to get from the Accountant of the Literary Fund the date of the resolution of that board, relative to the last loan of $40.000 I have refer’ed to the letter of the Cashier of the Farmers Bank of Virginia, adviseing me of the payment thereof into that Bank to the credit of the Rector & Visitors of the U. and below send you an extract from the same.
“Farmers Bank Va 22d May 1823.
Dear Sir
I have recieved your favour of the 18th instant with the draft on the Literary fund for forty thousand dollars, which has been placed to the credit of the Rector & Visitors of the University”
Whether the interest on the loan will commence from the date of the resolution, or the payment of the money into the bank I know not; but suppose the former.
Alex: Garrett BUVa
RC (CSmH: JF); at foot of text: “Mr Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 5 Oct. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found.
The accountant of the literary fund was James Brown (1780–1859). The resolution of the president and directors of the Literary Fund relative to the last loan was dated 6 May 1823 (Vi: RG 27, Virginia Literary Fund Minute Book). The cashier of the Farmers’ Bank of Virginia was William Nekervis. buva: “Bursar of the University of Virginia.”
A missing letter from TJ to Garrett of 30 Sept. 1823 is recorded in SJL with the additional bracketed notation: “Thomas’s acct retd.”
Index Entries
- Brown, James (1780–1859); as Va. Literary Fund accountant search
- Farmers’ Bank of Virginia (Richmond); and University of Virginia search
- Garrett, Alexander; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
- Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
- Garrett, Alexander; letters from search
- Garrett, Alexander; letters to accounted for search
- Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Nekervis, William; as cashier of Farmers’ Bank of Virginia search
- Thomas, John L.; as collector for University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; collector for search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; funding for search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; and funds of University of Virginia search