Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Appleton, 9 October 1823

To Thomas Appleton

[M]onticello Oct. 9. 23.

Dear Sir

My letter of yesterday was public. this is to cover one to M. and Me Pini, which, as you are acquainted with the subject I leave open for your perusal, and will pray you to seal it before delivery. I formerly asked of you what would be the price of plain marble slabs, which would be generally from 4. to 5. feet long and from 6. to 8. inches wide and 1.I. thick.1 they are intended for the plain fascia of architraves; your answer in your letter of July 7. 21. was not as to a single peice. I will now ask a corrected answer.   I send you a triplicate of the remittance made to mr Williams for M. & Mde Pini, merely to shew it was made, not doubting you have recieved the money on the 1st or 2d of the bill. let me hear from you as soon as practicable on the subjects of these two letters and be assured of my great esteem and respect

Th: Jefferson

FC (DLC); on verso of reused address cover of Bernard Peyton to TJ, 19 June 1823; in TJ’s hand; dateline faint; at foot of text: “Mr Appleton”; endorsed by TJ. Recorded in SJL under 8 Oct. 1823, with the additional notation: “dated Oct. 9.” Enclosure: TJ to Andrea Pini and Elisabetta Mazzei Pini, 8 Oct. 1823. Other enclosure not found. Enclosed in TJ to Giacomo Raggi, 8 Oct. 1823 (not found) (see note to TJ to Theodorus Bailey, 8 Oct. 1823) and TJ to Appleton, 22 Nov. 1823.

1Preceding three words interlined.

Index Entries

  • Appleton, Thomas; and marble for TJ and University of Virginia search
  • Appleton, Thomas; and P. Mazzei’s estate search
  • Appleton, Thomas; letters to search
  • building materials; marble search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; debt to P. Mazzei search
  • marble; price of search
  • Mazzei, Philip; TJ’s debt to search
  • Pini, Andrea Tozzi (Elisabetta Mazzei Pini’s husband); and P. Mazzei’s estate search
  • Pini, Elisabetta Mazzei (Philip Mazzei’s daughter; Andrea Pini’s wife); and P. Mazzei’s estate search
  • Williams, Samuel (ca.1759–1841); and remittances to T. Appleton search