Frederick W. Hatch to Thomas Jefferson, [3 March 1824]
From Frederick W. Hatch
Wednesday morng [3 Mar. 1824]
Dear Sir
As the cause in Court on account of which you attended in Town yesterday did not come on & as your attendance will probably be requir’d today, will you do me the favor to make my house your Head quarters as a relief from the fatigues incident to a crowd, & take a family dinner with us—
I would have call’d at Monticelli this morng with the Church Paper, but the duties of the school will not admit of any long absence today. You will therefore I hope excuse the unceremonious course I take in sending it by my Nephew. Mr Wood promises 50$ more if needed—As soon as the paper is fill’d, it will fall into the hands of Mr Garrett & Mr Maury—For a plan of a Church that might be built for $2500—we would be much oblig’d to you, & for your subscription there will be one heart truly grateful—yours truly
F W Hatch.
RC (MHi); partially dated; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Pr Miles Greetham”; with unrelated list probably by TJ in pencil on address cover detailing eight checks approved by him as rector of the University of Virginia, totaling $37,954, drawn between 5 Feb. and 3 Sept. 1822 in favor of the institution; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 3 Mar. 1824 received from Charlottesville.
The church paper was a subscription, not found, for construction of Charlottesville’s first Episcopal church edifice. Five days later TJ recorded having pledged $200 “to the building an Episcopalian church,” to be paid in three installments beginning 1 Jan. 1825. At the same time he made similar pledges of $60 and $25 for Presbyterian and Baptist churches, respectively (MB, 2:1403). No evidence has been found of TJ’s having supplied or designed a plan for Christ Episcopal Church.
Index Entries
- Albemarle County Court, Va. search
- Charlottesville, Va.; churches in search
- Episcopalians; in Charlottesville search
- Garrett, Alexander; mentioned search
- Greetham, Miles; delivers letter search
- Hatch, Frederick Winslow; and proposed church in Charlottesville search
- Hatch, Frederick Winslow; invites TJ to dine search
- Hatch, Frederick Winslow; letters from search
- Maury, Reuben; and proposed church in Charlottesville search
- religion; Episcopalianism search
- religion; subscription for Charlottesville church search
- subscriptions, nonpublication; for Charlottesville church search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; accounts of search
- Wood, Mr. (of Albemarle Co.); and subscription for Charlottesville church search