your letter, which I received last Monday; Made me quite happy, I had been in terror, least the disturbance which I knew you would receive from our dear little Patt, would be more than you could bare, I am surpris’d that you should whip her, I think I informed you that whipping, always put her in...
Having passed thro’ some anxious days and weeks, we are at length at rest. Before this reaches you, the court will have commenced its Inquiry. Ragland and I have good reason to suppose that the committee will be ordered to attend. In the interim I feel desirous to know the steps which that court...
Mr John M. Perry is fully autherised to Conclude the settlement with you for the Brick work done by me this year at the Central Colage therefore any settlement made by him shall be binding on me
Your favor of the 5th I recd last evening I cant say with pleasure for it has occasiond a depression of my spirits greater than I have experienced for a long time altho I have been very unwell so much so as to be confined to my room for three days since I have been here but bodily pain is not as...
We received yours of the 14th inst. after four days passage: and I am surprized to hear that you had not received my letter addressed to you or another of prior date addressed by Ragland and me to all the Cadets thro’ ...
I received this morning your letter with your Mamas—I did not mean that you should neglect your French—I agree perfectly with you in your idea of its importance—The history I proposed to you to read was only designed as a part of what I calculated on your doing as a matter of course—You must try...
I have no particular reason for writing to you my dear Mother, unless it be pour vous donner de mes nouvelles and to tell you that Aunt R. begs you will get a box of wafers at Mr Leitch’s and bring them down to her. I have been almost constantly unwell ever since I came down, and have suffered...
Since my last Ragland has had from the Chief o Engineers some avowal of sentiments which I mention because I think them, coming as they do from that source, of some consequence. Col. Armistead has heretofore been a pretty warm opposer of the committee on the same principles as Majr Thayer...
I have just received your letter, and have left off making the prettiest trimming that you ever saw to answer it; I am making a trimming for my plain book muslin, after one that Margret has just received from Baltimore, I cannot describe it to you but, I assure you it is the prettiest thing...
1 Jany 1819 Reced of N Barksdale as proctor to the C College his bond with G Dickerson—Security for the Hire of Landry— for one hundred & 19 Dollars to be paid by the 25 Decr 1819 or bear Interest from this date
1 Jany 1819 Recvd of N Barksdale proctor to the C College for three negroes by name Sam Nelson & Squire his bond for three Hundred & ten dollars with Jas H Terrill & Smith Cock security
Although I have not time to answer your letter at length my dearest Mother yet the subjects of it are so interesting, that I write a few lines mainly to let you know that I have recieved it. thank god the most urgent of my dear fathers debts can now be paid off, and after the sale of Varina we...
Although I have not time to answer your letter at length my dearest Mother yet the subjects of it are so interesting, that I write a few lines mainly to let you know that I have recieved it. thank god the most urgent of my dear fathers debts can now be paid off, and after the sale of Varina we...
sit Sally to some work, I do not wish her to remain idle Every one of our mutual acquaintance here enquired most particularly after you, and I hear from all parties that you were more admired last winter than any one who has been in Richmond within the memory of it’s inhabitants, the general...
Your complaints of my negligence come very mal a propos, you should not have attacked me on that score, considering how unguarded you left yourself. Since your departure I have received but two short mean letters from you containing about twenty five words in them. they came by the same mail &...
I find from the letters recieved from your Mama and yourself this week that neither of you recieved my last— The old mode of keeping christmas seems to be going generally out of fashion—It has changed very much since my recollection Formerly all classes of society kept it as a kind of feast—It is...
This book belonged to Mrs. Randolph, wife of Thos. Mann Randolph, Governor of Virginia, and daughter of Thos. Jefferson, President of the United States. It was used by her at Monticello, and the notes and translations on the fly leaves and margins are in her writing. It was given by her to her...
My first letter this year is to acknowledge yours of the 20th December which dissipated in some degree the unpleasant feelings your former letter excited, I hope most sincerely, that there will be no more rails, or heart burning’s against those who are appointed to Command you, for if they...
I am very sure that the eruption that had broken out on you was certainly the Measles. And I flatter myself that you have got through it very favorably. It was in that way they commenced with my Margaret, and she had them more favorably than any of the girls. I think too that your confiniment...
For your classical greetings on the return of xmas and the auspicious beginning of a new year I give you most humble & hearty thanks. That your money & beer are what may be called good things I do however reluctantly (as Serjeant Williams used to say) “candidly confess.” For that flower...
My neighbour Mr Dabney Cosby informs me he has some idea of makeing proposals to undertake a portion of the Brick work to be done at the central college, and as he is a stranger in your place, I take the liberty of introduceing him to you & thro’ you to such persons as may be authourised to...
This will be handed you by my freind Dabney Cosby Esqr who is on his way to Richmond and who if the law of the last Session of Assembly respecting the establishment of a University in this State shall be carried into effect and shall be Established at the central Colledge Near your place will be...
What a painful Winter this has been to you; It was too much, to be tortur’d with the tooth-Ach, in addition to the Measles, however, I consider you were fortunate in the Children not being ill at the same time with you, or and Dolly; I feel very grateful to old Cilla, for her kind attention to...
What can be the matter with you. I know you are not dead. you certainly cannot be affronted. your children I am sure can spare you an half hour to write to me: so your reason for not doing it I cannot imagine. it is not want of subject for besides what relates to yourself which is always...
Your letter was received this morning. You must certainly be mistaken when you state having loaned me many years since at Washington a Book on neutral rights—I have no such book in my library at home and have never either seen or read the work you mention—although not very particular in other...