I have been wanting to write to you for the last week, but have really been so much engaged that I had no time to do it. You must not despond too much about the situation in which Mr Jefferson’s death has left his family, and indeed your own. I yet hope myself that they will be relieved. The idea...

To you, Madam, on behalf of the family of your late illustrious and venerable father, Thomas Jefferson, I have the honour, in the name of the Institute, to transmit a copy of Resolutions lately passed by that Body in respect for his memory. By the death of the “Sage of Monticello”, the Institute...

Yesterday I attended the funeral solemnities in Faneuil Hall in honour of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The oration of Mr. Webster was worthy of his fame, and what is much more, was worthy of the august occasion.

At a court held for Albemarle County the 7th day of August 1826 On the motion of Thomas J Randolph executor of Thomas Jefferson deceased, John M Perry, Richard Duke, Reuben Linsday John H Craven and Martin Dawson or any three of them being first sworn are appointed to appraise the estate of said...

My Grandfather, the late Thomas Jefferson devised, by his will, his library to the University of Virginia He like wise suggested a wish that his bust, executed by Ciracci, with the pedestal and truncated column on which it stands, should be presented by his executor to that institution.It has...

I return you very sincere assurances of gratefull feeling for your manner of communicating the condolence of the New York Historical Society with the family of Thomas Jefferson upon the event of his death. You will find their answer inclosed. He would probably have lived ten years longer if he...

I arrived here late last evening & should have rode up to Monticello this morning, but upon my arrival was greeted with the intelligence that my Brother had been suspended—I intend waiting on some of the Faculty today with the view of ascertaining whether they will reconsider his Case—if they...

I informed you some little time ago that my health required some relaxation from business and that for the improvement of it I wished to take a trip for a few days to Striblings Springs in augusta—I find at time this time I can go with greater convenience to the business of the institution than...

The anxiety I feel on account of my beloved Sister, and my intire ignorance of every thing relating to the family except what I have seen in the news papers, induces me to ask the favor of you to give me a full and circumstantial detail of their situation. You know I feel a deep interest in every...

I have been of late most wofully press’d & harrass’d for a little of “the root of all evil”—almost, I have fear’d, even to a Constables Ticket. Otherwise I would not come to you for relief at this time—Can you not make shift to help me in this extremity?—I should esteem it a particular favor—

We are arrived, and meet only with disappointment: after leaving you, yesterday, we suffered very much from the heat, and did not reach Mrs Tingley’s before 7½ o’Clock. having rode the last mile or two in the rain. we were off again this morning at 5—and breakfasted at Goochland Ct House. it was...