From the original letter at the Library of Congress. April 10th Msrs. Parker and Rumsey having set off for Paris prevented me the opportunity of sending you the former part — Your favor of March 17th. came safe to hand for which I am obliged to you. The King of England continues in his amended […]
To Thomas Jefferson April 10, 1789 Read Post »
To Thomas Jefferson February 26th, 1789 & March 12, 1789 No. 13 BROAD STREET BUILDINGS DEAR SIR: A few days ago I received a letter from Mr. Foljambe in which he says “I saw the Rib of your Bridge. In point of elegance and beauty it far exceeded my expectations, and is certainly beyond anything
To Thomas Jefferson February 26th, 1789 & March 12, 1789 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Morgan Library. March 8th, 1789 Dear Sir I have informed James of the matter which you and I talked of on Saturday, and he is much rejoiced at an opportunity of shewing his gratitude to you for the permission you indulged him with in attending Mr. Trumbull at your
To Benjamin West March 8, 1789 Read Post »
To Thomas Walker, Esqr. February 26th, 1789 DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 23d is just come to hand for which I thank you. I wrote to the President of the Board of Works last Monday, wishing him to begin making preparations for erecting the arch. I am so confident of his judgment that I
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To Thomas Jefferson February, 16th, 1789 No. 13, BROAD STREET BUILDINGS (LONDON, ENGLAND), DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 23rd February continued to the 11th of January came safe to hand for which I thank you. I begin this without knowing of any opportunity of conveyance, and shall follow the method of your letter by
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To Kitty Nicholson Few January 6, 1789 LONDON, I sincerely thank you for your very friendly and welcome letter. I was in the country when it arrived and did not receive it soon enough to answer it by the return of the vessel. I very affectionately congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Few on their happy marriage,
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To Anonymous [1789] No. 31 KING STREET, Tuesday morning MY DEAR FRIEND: On my return home last night I received your favor of Saturday. I was yesterday in the City, and called at your house in the evening. Had I known of your writing to me, I should have stayed or called again. From your
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From the original letter from the Library of Congress. After I got home, being alone and wanting amusement I sat down to explain to myself (for there is such a thing) my Ideas of natural and civil rights and the distinction between them — I send them to you to see how nearly we agree
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From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London Dec.16 1788 Dear Sir I write you by Mr. Quesney — I also wrote you a long letter of (I believe) 14 or 16 pages enclosing a Philadelphia News paper with the account of the Procession on the 4th of July. I requested Mr. Bartholemy
To Thomas Jefferson December 16, 1788 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Sepr. 15th — This letter was intended to go by the last dispatches of Mr, Bartholemey but was late — I have since seen a New-York paper of the 8th of August in which there is a circular letter from the Convention of New-York signed by
To Thomas Jefferson September 15, 1788 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London, Broad Street Building, No. 13, Sep. 9th, 1788 Dear Sir That I am a bad correspondent is so general a Complaint against me, that I must expect the same accusation from you — But hear me first. — When there is no matter to write
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From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Dear Sir I enclose you a Problem not about Bridges but Trees, and to explain my meaning I begin with a fountain. The Idea seems far-fetched, but fountains and Trees are in my walk to Challiot — Suppose Fig. 1 is a fountain — It is
To Thomas Jefferson September 7, 1788 Read Post »
