Box 7
Container
Contains 78 Results:
Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Washington, to Mrs. [Elizabeth] Trist. Speaks of her losses and writes: “We both know that the best medicine is to drop the curtain on its recollection.” Regarding the troubles in New Orleans, Jefferson believes the best remedy is a strong American population. He ends by giving family news and states: “My heart is set on nothing but the return to it [his family] myself, and getting my family around me at Monticello.” (2 pages, polygraph), 1807 Dec 22
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 16
Identifier: D04334
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:
1807 Dec 22
Circular of the Tammany Society, or Columbian Order, of the City of New York regarding the arrangements for the interment of the remains of American seamen, soldiers, and citizens who perished on board the Jersey Prison Ship during the Revolutionary War, now lying on the shores of Long Island. (2 pages), 1808 Feb 11
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 17
Identifier: D04333
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:
1808 Feb 11
Letter signed Levavaseur, Philadelphia, to Thomas Jefferson. Despoiled of his fortune, he fled France for America. (6 pages, in French), 1808 Mar 2
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 18
Identifier: D03660
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:
1808 Mar 2
Letter signed Charles Tierlin, Philadelphia, to Thomas Jefferson. Requests a small boat to carry himself and other French inhabitants to Martinique and Guadeloupe where they have business. (2 pages, in French), 1808 Mar 4
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 19
Identifier: D03656
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:
1808 Mar 4
Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Washington, to Charles Tierling. Informs Tierling that Gen. Turreau, minister of France, is currently applying for permission to send a vessel to France and another to the West Indies and grants permission for him and his partners. (2 pages, polygraph), 1808 Mar 9
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 20
Identifier: D03655
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:
1808 Mar 9
Letter signed Aureliano Tiribelli to Thomas Jefferson. (2 pages, in Italian), 1808 Mar 29
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 21
Identifier: D03654
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:
1808 Mar 29
Letter signed William Simmons, Washington City, to Thomas Jefferson. Sends two “buffalo skins and a horn spoon” at the request of Pierre Chouteau of St. Louis. (2 pages), 1808 Mar 30
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Identifier: D03653
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:
1808 Mar 30
Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Washington, to Thomas Strode. He does not make military appointments; suggests Strode contact Mr. Love, who is acting for Strode's district, and request Love to recommend Strode to the secretary at war. (2 pages, polygraph), 1808 Apr 3
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 23
Identifier: D03652
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:
1808 Apr 3
Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Washington, to [his sister] Mrs. Lucy Lewis. Speaks of her leaving their part of the country and wishes that he too could descend the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. (2 pages, polygraph), 1808 Apr 19
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Identifier: D03651
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:
1808 Apr 19
Letter signed Philip M. Topham, New York Prison, to Thomas Jefferson. Thanks Jefferson for his kind intentions in signing Topham's discharge, which was defeated of its object by the quibbles of lawyers and the conduct of the marshal of New York. (2 pages), 1808 Apr 28
Item — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Identifier: D03650
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:
1808 Apr 28