Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-14

sarniat.an Of tina Council. cahno, aelp be-. ey,ng
that you are mistaken IN supposing that mary per-
sons are hostieto you Besides the public conf |
dence in your honor and understanding. which has
been so often manifested, can declare tina, I ne
yer beard word from any one, neigbbor or s,ran
ger, but oil esteem AMI respect for you; and the
late vote proves this to be the general sentiment
and that II needs only little cultivation to be
come brfn attachment.
Of the care between Mr.. - and Yourself
never heard word beyond the general fact tina,
you were In debt for money lent. / enter into no
conversations with any one on such subjects. Blu
now to our domestic relations. Let me beseech
you, dear sir, 10 return, and become again a mem.
Der of the family. have ever wished YOU to
consider yourself at home here, and TO command d,
bring your friends. and act in all respects as you
would in your own house. We are all djstr essed
at your Withdrawing from US Your family. doubt
less, have felt their parcipstions in your misfor
tunes. This i, natural: but in these there il MOTH
ing extraordinary. but your separation il a grief
OF more distressing kind. From this you can
relieve us all, and better promote your own bapp-
nees, by returning to The bosout OF those who
love aud respect you, rather than TO continue in
! Solitude oroodng over your misfortunes and en-
coureSins their favsge- your mind, and on the
happiness OF your life. Neither -FOUR family. nor
Joursr'f, can be without any comforts while have
sny thing; and all / ask, Is, tina, you will be as
sured of THE. well Of my sfectiona,e friend
ship and respect
lhOhhS JE.tFENSON.
Col THOMAS NJ. RANDoLpH-yNorfh Milton,
I MONTICELLO, Jan. 8, 1926.
DEAR SIR have for some time entertain ed
me nope that your affairs, being once wound up,
your mind would cease 10 look back on them and
resume the calm so necessary to your own hnppi-
ness ana that OF your family and friend- and e.
peciaiIy that you would return again to their soc-
ETY.. hope there remains no reason now to de
lay this longer and that sou Will rejoin our table
and hfes'de, as heretofore 1t is now that the
value oil education will prove itself to you in the
resource to books of which il has qualified xou tn
svaii yourself and which, sided by the converse
ton and endesrments OF your famil., and evpry
comfort which this place can be made TO sfTord
; you, VIII, hope, insure TO you future ease and
happiness. BE assured tina, TO no one will your
society be more elcome than TO myself and that
my affectionae friendship 10 you and respect re
main constant and sincere
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
1Hos. u RANDOLPH, Edgehill.
There was disagreement; abou, interest Mr..
| - had written letter TO Il. Nj. r. offering
the loan OF a certain number of Farmefs' Bank
Shares, at time when he had lust sustained an 4.
normous loss on flour, being then concerned in
large manufacturing mill. He had said In the let
ter which was produced. that he would do it on
no other terms than pledge 10 return the stock,
anu pay me dividends, whatever they might be, at
the bank periods. a demand 4 his part for mo-
ney, and an interest of per cent caused some al
teTcation--theTe was no alteration whatever and
every farthng was paid in money.
| 4. NJ. X spent every day in his house at North
Milton ou, every night, without hndronce from
nigh water or very heavy rain, a, Monticello He
hrsakfar,ed and dined at Monticello regularly for
long time sitter this letter
Thomas M. Randolph still retained house of
nve rooms with proper sppurtenances, where he
kept his books and papers. Thither he went eve
~ morning at very early hour, and returned late
"A few hindrances by high water and heavy rain
excepted, he never failed to return After the sale
OF his farn which he had purchased in The wear
l70l, in ruined state more than half the surface
gulieys, and had not only reclaimed, but made i,
the most beautiful in the State, he did not enjoy
company, which Mr. Jefferson always had. He
did not choose TO meet the supercilious looks of
Mr.. IS guests.