No. The Commonwealth of Virginia, to James McChesney greeting: KNOW YOU, that from the special trust and confidence reposed in your fidelity, courage, activity and good conduct, our Governor, with the advice of the Council of State, and in pursuance of the Act, entitled “An Act, to reduce into...

Lesson’d indeede I should feel in my own opinion my dearest Brother to condem any act of yours—Your reasons are not singular, & assure yourself of this truth your Sister will be the last to put unfavourable constructions on your conduct—The only sentiment I feel, is the sincerest regret, that...

Your Father wrote you on the 11th of this month enclosing a bill for $ 150 on Mackie Milne & Co of New York at sixty days after sight, and on the 14th he sent you another on the same house, for the same sum drawn at sight, and on the 18th I enclosed you the dupt duplicate of the one drawn at...

I should have answered your first letter immediately on receiving it, my dearest Virginia, but expecting the carriage every day, I thought it probable that I should reach Monticello as soon as any letter I could write. the post goes up but twice a week and it is not always convenient to send on...

It is time that I shou’d receive a letter from Bedford your last was dated the 9th of Feby and I always look for one every month. I presume that Peachey is engaged in the Quarterly Counts about this time and has to encounter bad weather if he gets paid equivalent to the Risk of bad health and...

Your letter put an end to the inquietude that your long silence had caused us. Be assured that I will remember you as long as I live. I am very happy in the Convent and with reason for there wants nothing but the presence of my friends of America to render my situation worthy to be envied by the...

I catch this moment to write you a few lines by Mr Fulwar Skipwith who is going from this place in an hour, to embark for London I Recd Toms and Mr Elders, letters by the Mermaid yesterday, and I am concerned very much, to be informed of your Situation, respecting pecuniary Matters but I hope the...

This day your mother and myself recd your letters from London dated augt 1st & 2d and it was with great pleasure we heard of your safe Arrival in England, and that you are in good health, and God grant our letters may find you so—I hope you will, as well as myself, always with gratitude...

I have walked this morning from Monticello to Peter minor’s, grandmother’s residence at this present moment, I started immediately after breakfast, reached this in about an hour and a half, the morning was perfectly well adapted for a jaunt of that kind, & they say that there is no situation...

Miss Jefferson’s compliments to Mr De Crevecoeur, she cannot receive the valuable present he has been so kind as to send her. she considers the offer of it as a sufficient proof of his friendly disposition and begs leave in returning it to tender to him her esteem and her thanks