I have this moment recieved your letter of the 11th of Jan: I hasten to assure you, that, though your friends have not written often, they have not neglected you so entirely as you have reason to think. Uncle Dabney, Mr. Gilmer, Nancy Carr have written. Your friend Madison I know has written, for...
On the 5th. of this month, three men were seen together at Charlottesville (county of Albemarle) each of whom alone is calculated to attract the eager gaze of their Fellow-Citizens—We mean, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, two of them, ex-presidents, and the last the present...
“On Monday last, our court day in Charlottesville, we were gratified in seeing together, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Madison and Mr. Monroe, the three most illustrious men of Virginia, and successive Presidents of the U. States. The presence of these gentlemen, two of whom have filled with distinguished...
I received a letter from you by the last mail and am sorry that you are capable of suspecting any person of an act of so much meanness as to enter your chamber Secretly and cut your cloathes. You should endeavour my Son to curb and correct your temper—quickness of temper is often destructive to...
Knowing your anxiety to learn the state of the controversey with Perry about the title to the land purchased of him for the use of the Central collage, I hasten to communicate to you that all difficulties have been removed by an agreement between Messrs Jefferson & Perry by which Mr Perry is...
Be assured My much valued and dear friend that your letter was most welcome to my heart, for I had almost despaird of ever having the pleasure to recieve another letter from you I shou’d not have been cerimonious and concluded to give you once more some proof of my remembrance, had not I felt...
I send you herewith a copy of the subscriptions to the Central College up to the present day, so far as they have been assertained or the out subscriptions heard from, I have found that in soliciting subscriptions, that a long list of subscribers appearing allready upon the paper presented has...
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...
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...
We are return’d from the natural bridge more anxious to see it again than we were at first, because in the first place it far surpass’d our expectations, & in the second we saw it under many disadvantages, which will be...
Johnny’s arrival gave us great pleasure as we began to be very anxious to hear from you, and I thank you very much for having spared time to write such a long letter. the head of Christ is really a great curiosity, Grand-papa is almost as much pleased with it as we are, and considers it...
We arrived here this morning, & finding the waters too weak to be of any service to us, Aunt Randolph has determined to go on to the white Sulphur Springs to morrow with Mr Carter Berkly, an old acquaintance of her,s who is going there. send this to Aunt Jane as soon as you can, for she will...
My sincere thanks are due to my much valued friend for her kind attention to my Grand Sons and the interest she takes in their welfare. They arrived here the 19th of last month, after a Passage to Baltimore of 21 days on board the Marmion Capt Davis a very worthy man, who commanded the Ship that...
I suppose you have heard the reason of our coming to this place, as soon as Aunt Randolph tasted the waters a Striblings she was convinced that they were not strong enough to be at all effectual, & she said as we had come so far it would be a pitty to return with out having recieved any...
You may imagine what a fit of dispair I was thrown into when I arriv’d here & found you had gone to the Springs & I was left behind, but as there was no remedy for it I thought it was the wisest plan to recover again particularly as I am promis’d a trip there next year & one to...
Your very welcome packet My Dear Virginia was safely delivered by a party of gentlemen of whom Mr Taylor was one, and whilst preparing my best airs and graces to recieve them, to my great mortification saw them leave the house—your Father who brought the letter in to me, said he should ask them...
I cannot express the pleasure your letter from Birdwood gave us, to know that you were under the roof with your Grandmother, and in the house of such an amiable pair as Mr Gilmer, and his wife; I am happy to find that the change of climate has already had so good an affect on your health as it is...
You looked with great anxiety, and some little vexation, I presume, for our Carriage, on its way for CaryAnne. perhaps you may ere this have heard the reason why it did not go. If not; the enclos’d will give it you. It was a sad disappointment to us all, altho, she was certainly very right, the...
your letter found us in the most painful consternation, Mr Dumoulin who has had frequent relapses, had another attack of fever last week, and on monday morning was deprived of speech with every other appearance of immediate dissolution, he remained in this state for ten hours, when contrary to...
your letter of the 21st August would have been answered sooner but for my absence from this place. The unhealthiness of Wmsburg during the summer is so great that I leave it as soon as the College closes & do not return until about this time. In consequence of this I fear my reply will be too...
We received yesterday with heartfelt satisfaction the long looked for which you know came doubly à propos’s as we began to feel anxious not only on the moneys account but also concerning the health of the family. but thank heaven we were also doubly gratified for the checks have arrived and the...
As I hear Mr Daniel is to leave town to day, I cannot miss so favourable an opportunity of writing to you although I have only time for a few lines, as it is almost time for me to go down town. You will be surprised to hear that last night was the first night that we we have slept at home, as we...