Dimanche 18 Avril 1790— j’ai appris bien des nouvelles de Mlle Denis hier soir. je L’ai Mise sur Le Chapitre de Bath et Comme nous étions seules elle n’a pas été Long tems sans M’avoir debité tout Ce quelle en savoit—je t’ai Marqué que Mr Coppe vouloit faire son mariage avec L’ambassadeur de...

1 May 1790 il nous est arrivé une anglaise dont L’histoire est un roman fort embrouillé ne t’etonne pas de n’y rien Comprendre puisqu’elle Même Ne Le peut pas—elle est fille unique et a perdu sa Mere, autant que je puis voir elle est très riche, a elle n’a que 15 ans Mais elle est grande Comme...

Dimanche Le 7 9 May 1790 j’etois hier soir Chez Mde De Villiers faite Comme un diable C’est a dire Comme à Mon ordinaire. on sonne au parloir, Mde D’orgemont Me dit que C’est Mr Shurt je Crois que C’est une plaisanterie Mlle Benard un instant après dit qu’il s’en est allé et qu’il n’a pas voulu...

the study of the law is useful in a variety of points of view. it qualifies a man to be useful to himself, to his neighbors, & to the public.

in the science of government Montesquieu’s spirit of laws is generally recommended. it contains indeed a great number of political truths; but also an equal number of heresies: so that the reader must be constantly on his guard.

Jefferson transgresses on the extreme of stiff gentility or lofty gravity.

It makes me inexpressibly happy to find that your displeasure towards me has in some means subsided. I take that opportunity of laying open the motives of my conduct & of exposing it thro’ all its circumstances to your calm consideration. The purchase of Edgehill was suggested by Mr Jefferson...

Perhaps you think you have nothing to say to me ... there is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me ... Write then my dear daughter punctually on your day

Je vous en envoye 4 Caisses de 25 Bouteilles chacunne à raison de 50 S. la bouteille, elles sont en verre de france, et une 5e Caisse de 25 Bouteilles de 1786 en verre Englais, à raison de 3 [livre tournois] la bouteille. EDITORS’ TRANSLATION I am sending you 4 cases of 25 bottles each for 50 S...

Your two last letters are those which have given me the greatest pleasure of any I ever recieved from you. The one announced that you were become a notable housewife, the other a mother. this last is undoubtedly the key-stone of the arch of matrimonial happiness, as the first is it’s daily aliment.

I receive with pleasure this recognition & renewal of our former acquaintance, and shall be happy to continue it by an exchange of epistolary communications. your’s to me will be always welcome; your first gives me information in the line of Natural history, & the second (not yet recieved...

You cannot imagine my dear Mrs Randolph, how happy I was to hear from you, particularly as it was so long since I had written, that I began to fear you had either you had either never received my letter, or that you had quite forgot me; for though I was very glad to hear you were so happily...