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Box 3

 Container

Contains 73 Results:

Letter signed William Thornton, Georgetown, to Thomas Jefferson. Discusses the founding of a national university in Georgetown. (2 pages), 1796 May 22

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 33
Identifier: D04117
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1796 May 22

Letter signed Jonathan Williams, Mount Pleasant on Schuylkill, to Thomas Jefferson. Concerns Williams' barometrical journal over some of the mountains in Virginia and wants to know if Jefferson's data supports his calculations. (2 pages), 1796 June 20

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 34
Identifier: D04118
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1796 June 20

Letter signed Wakelyn Welch, London, to Thomas Jefferson. The death of his father necessitates the settling of Jefferson's accounts with Robert Cary & Co. (2 pages), 1796 Aug 22

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 35
Identifier: D04119
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1796 Aug 22

Document signed Wakelyn Welch to Thomas Jefferson. Lists account of Jefferson with Robert Cary & Co. (2 pages), 1796 Aug 22

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 35
Identifier: D04120
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1796 Aug 22

Letter signed Robert Pleasants, Curles, to Thomas Jefferson. Writes about an act passed concerning free (public) schools. (2 pages), 1797 Feb 8

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 36
Identifier: D04121
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1797 Feb 8

Letter signed Wilhem Jan Willink, Amsterdam, to Thomas Jefferson. Congratulates Jefferson on his election as vice-president. (2 pages), 1797 Mar 31

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 37
Identifier: D04122
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1797 Mar 31

Letter signed John Oliver, Bordentown, to Thomas Jefferson. His son has developed a machine of perpetual motion. (2 pages), 1797 May 18

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 38
Identifier: D04123
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1797 May 18

Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, to Wakelyn Welch. Regrets hearing of the death of Mr. Welch's father and says his account was settled in the general settlement of the debt of the late Mr. Wayles. (2 pages, press copy), 1797 June 4

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 39
Identifier: D04124
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1797 June 4

Letter signed W.H. Van Hasselt, Charleston, South Carolina, to Thomas Jefferson. He came to America in 1781 from Gilderland, one of the states of the Batavian Republic, is well educated, and would like to act as a tutor for any of Jefferson’s young children. (4 pages), 1797 June 30

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 40
Identifier: D04186
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1797 June 30

Letter signed Liancourt to Thomas Jefferson. Introduces a friend who is leaving France for Philadelphia. (2 pages, in French), 1797 June 30

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 41
Identifier: D04231
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection. Many of the...
Dates: 1797 June 30