Box 11
Container
Contains 81 Results:
Letter signed David Melville, Washington City, to Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, Virginia. Lighthouses are rendered almost useless in the winter when they are needed most due to the congealing of the oil which causes the lights to go out. Melville has an invention "by which the oil is kept warm by the heat communicated to it from the flame of the same lamp." Verso: Jefferson’s draft response states that he thinks the idea ingenious and wishes Melville success, 8 February 1822. (4 pages), 1822 Jan 23
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 1
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:
1822 Jan 23
Letter of Thomas Jefferson to J.M. Mason, principal of Dickinson College, Carlisle. Received a copy of Mason’s address given at Dickinson College. (2 pages, polygraph), 1822 Feb 16
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 2
Identifier: D01271
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:
1822 Feb 16
Letter signed Jedediah Morse, Washington City, to Thomas Jefferson. Transmits a copy of the "Constitution of a Society, just established, which recognizes the general System of measures, or rather the spirit of them, which were pursued during your administration in reference to the Indian tribes in our country." He also indicates that Jefferson has been appointed an office in the society but does not name the office or give the name of the society. (2 pages), 1822 Feb 16
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 3
Identifier: D01272
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:
1822 Feb 16
Letter signed A. Wills to Thomas Jefferson. Studies scientific grammar and asks Jefferson's advice as to the best course to pursue in order to attain a knowledge of the Saxon language. (2 pages), 1822 Mar 11
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 4
Identifier: D01273
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:
1822 Mar 11
Letter signed Robert W. Wells, St. Charles, Missouri, to Thomas Jefferson. Asks Jefferson’s opinion as to the power and duty of judges and their ability, or lack there of, to determine an act constitutional or unconstitutional. (2 pages), 1822 May 12
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 5
Identifier: D01274
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:
1822 May 12
Note signed Thomas L. McKenney to Thomas Jefferson. Sends greetings and encloses his printed prospectus of the Washington Republican and Congressional Examiner. (2 pages) Enclosure: printed prospectus. (1 page), 1822 June 26
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 6
Identifier: D01275
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:
1822 June 26
Letter of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, to Edgar Mason, J.W. Brockenbrough, and Robert Saunders. Thanks them for the honorary membership in the society they have established but declines. (2 pages), 1822 Aug 12
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 7
Identifier: A0770-00003
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:
1822 Aug 12
Document signed E.W. [Ennion Williams], Monticello. List of claims for improvements at Monticello including a drafting instrument and a sliding meridian. (2 pages), 1822 Sept 19
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 8
Identifier: D01277
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:
1822 Sept 19
Letter signed Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, to Baron de Stackelberg, charge des affairs of Sweden. Writes on behalf of Mr. Runnels, whose son would like to be appointed consul to the United States on St. Vincent's, St. Lucia, Trinidad, or St. Kitt's. (2 pages, polygraph), 1822 Oct 23
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 9
Identifier: D01278
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:
1822 Oct 23
Letter signed Baron de Stackelberg, Washington, to Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Runnels and his son are men of great respectability and talent. (4 pages, in French), 1822 Oct 29
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 10
Identifier: D01279
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:
1822 Oct 29