The floor of the portico is ript up and the red dirt in it all loosened and partly thrown out. Gormon says that he can do nothing without Thrimston and that it will take him still a week. if it is possible to spare him so long for pity sake let him remain, as we shall all be mired in the very...

$545 On or before the first day of January 1830. We Sydney R Pellet & Ira Pellet of Albemarle county, Virginia, promise to pay or cause to be paid unto THOMAS J. RANDOLPH, Executor of Thomas Jefferson, dec. his heirs or assigns, the just and full sum of Five hundred and forty five dollars...

Recd Octr 10th 1823. Th J Randolphs bond for a balance of two hundred & thirty seven dollars on the above in full

This Indenture made on the first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between John W Eppes of the county of Buckingham on the one part and Thomas Jefferson Randolph of the county of Albemarle on the other part witnesseth, that the said John W Eppes for and...

in stating prudential rules for our government in society I must not omit the important one of never entering into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance of one of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many of their getting warm, becoming rude, &...

You will do me the favour to send me the Brass Morter & pestel that I bought, by Mr. Fadely I will settle with you on sight.

Tho J Randolph

Owing to the negligence of my clerk (which I believe is unexampled) you have forwarded 42½ Tons Plaister instead of 35 as you wished which I hope will make no difference with you—the error was committed by not examining what had been sent until it was too late, the parcel was large & I...

You will do me a favor if you will inform me what will be the terms of the intended sale of the negroes belonging to Mr Jefferson’s Estate. Are they to be sold in family’s or individually. If the Executor is authorised & willing to part with 50. or all the negroes by private sale on what...

In my absence from Washington there was forwarded to me a copy of a letter from General John H. Cocke to Mr R. R. Gurley on the Subject of a fund left by Genl Kosciuszko, in the hands of Mr Jefferson, for the Education of slaves.— This letter was forwarded to me because I am the administrator of...