I have been long intending to address a few lines to you, on some of those objects of public interest, in which, it has been my good fortune in to cooperate, successfully, with you, for the common benefit, I trust, of our fellow citizens at large. It is an unquestionable fact, that the...

Mrs Nicholas arrived here yesterday at two o’clock having suffered no fatigue whatever from her journey. I am sorry that it is not in my power to announce the birth of a grandson yet, but I hope to have that pleasure in the course of a few days. Mr Godefroy will with great pleasure undertake the...

I have just received your two favors of the 31. July & 3d Aug. The kind interest they avince in my concerns gives me, very highly agreeable, and very truly gratefull sensations. I have a memd from the Cashier himself: the 10.000 is due Augt 10/13: next Wednesday, and not tomorrow, of course...

I have this day drawn on you for seven hundred dollars payable to Benjn Perkins or order as a part of a draught which I hold drawn on you by Alexander Garrett for $1200 payable on the first of August 1817. as the first payment for a parcel of negroes which I bought in payments of f one fourth...

Will you do me the favor to inform me whether the Branch Bank of the U.S. in Richmond means to lend money upon security in land? If they do, whether one or more Indorsers, resident in town, will be demanded; and to what amount of the value they will be likely to accomodate any one person, whose...

It gave me great concern to have been prevented by ill health from attending the last meeting of the agricultural society, but I requested Mr: Garnett to explain my views to you, as I presume he did. Indeed they were chiefly explained in my letters and inclosures to Doctor Adams. And nothing for...

I have recd yours of the 28th Ult: The wishes of your son & of yourself, that he might be appd to the Consulate at Leghorn had been previously made known to me; and I Should have taken sincere pleasure in doing what depends on me for giving effect to them, had they the way been sufficiently...

Jane has consented to appoint the last of this month as the day on which she will confer on me, that inestimable boon, her hand; if I should be so fortunate as to find it meet with your approbation. If it should, I most anxiously hope that your public duties may permit you to complete my...

It was my intention to have calld at Warren but the unexpected call of C. & the necessity of visiting Bal previous to the meeting renderd it impossible—the Pt’s message which I have forwarded will give you all the information of a public nature, I can not add much to it— I have never...

I would strongly recommend to their consideration, instead of one immense building, to have a small one for every professorship, arranged at proper distances around a square, or rather three sides of a square, to admit extension, connected by a piazza so that they may go dry from one school to...