The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-28

o,,r,v rr,rv sEEpsD Monty IN THEi"
NV r..Iy n.ys-rwo SUGGESTIVE LETTERS.
onrresnondept of the 81. Louis I'm" =
c.,,tshes that naner with the folio" .s%
onnies If two interesting autographic xec1s
row IN possession Of gentleman a Mis-
SUI W.,,a n Troy, Lincoln COZ aen few
.,,,s n aao saw two autograph kttttss-one
r'r,,,se by Thomas jefferson :. rl,eSther by
usnry CLAY. and both on u Re sasEe subject.
Thev are in the possession OF Judge Bon6s,
nresident Of the Probate. Ootfrt, and gen.
i,eman of high stand ing. He has framed
tbe m together sod aug them up 10 the Of
fee of the coua.y cl erG, n fte courthouse.
The one written rs MIR. Clay ia on the old
fashioned, hrge size, blue lette:-paper, and
Is very 'ueat ST ecucn H 'chirographE. The
Jefferson Setter was written on white paper,
!, which has grown brown with age, Out the
! lettering is as distinct as when fSst made.
! Mr.. Gays reads Us follows:
. Hashinytoa, Jaruary 81, 42.-Dear Sir:
!. In reply TO yeur letter have tos&y that toe
9 deposit of VIVA. you owe me, or any part OIL
e it in the Kentucky Bank, at Louisville, or Of
u Me n. Bank Of Kentucky, viii! be satisfacto
y 4 ~. 4. The deed shall be made 90 the payment
as! Of the money. Yours respectfully,
a.s,,H f. 6. Gfamors. Esq. ID. CLAY.
'i As WIN be seen by the date, 1t is thlrtV
y, three years old. Mir. Clay bad owned sons'
- Ia I'D re Missouri, and MIR. Gstmore, TO whos
rt t,Ie letter is addressed, had eougbtit. 'Judg
90 l3ouss received it some years ago from Mr.
co GILMORE, and holds it IN high estimatten
Gu Here is the one from Dir. Jefferson:
zee MesstieeSis, December. ~, '96.-Sir: I wa
on infeemedtty Mr.. Pope that under 'ude
es' ments rendered for me in Goochland coul
lis Against Robert Lewis, Ct that county, -cxe
cTsions would be put into your bands IN -Ne
pt.nber on which notiEn g but ready me ne
yer could be received. have therefore connie
nth xith confidence on this money TO aid ne
ted q payment have 70 uSke on thcSd U'iat
an nary next 10 Richmond, and had desire
He MriPope to pay it into the hands or
Of Johnston Il Co., there. AS this mohey tin'
OF 4 be in your hands ard lie there, because
pen Mr.. Pope's distance from you across =,
t,c cos,ntrys | have imagined it might eIPe di
icsa tits aspplication to the important uses at
= i'm destined for we're TO authorize go1i 10 pa
,ue inst once in to the bends Of Charles -JoEnsto
asa e. Co. in Richuopd. You will obNge n
the inf nitely by doin., this before. Saunary-a,
red a failure in my engagement for thut "a
he would be extremely injurious to me. Lao
his write to Mr.. Pope to eXpllin to hin u
40 pressing necessity which OCCASIONS fac
ing direct the money to be paid at short haRd
rate MIR. JOhDstou, as aGeay OF q IL" uays "ou
sue render it Of much less comparative FaIs'
oen- me. Your friendly dispatch on this occaslt
are will snguIary obHse, sir, your very humid
)hB- servant. III '9f
sav, p. S.-You will be so obliying on the
t he ceipt of this to write me single line OF !
but formation that j may depend on, and PIT
he in the post road, SO that | may get II lmm
and diately.
ded Mr.. j. II. .Nillo~, sheriff Of Goocbland-
Tbs is the rarer specimen Of the t~o D.
e only on account Of its age and authoIsDi
.uou but because OF the pressing necessity Wpit
I noi caused it to be written. 1t shows I'd
iAu great men sometimes got "desprrate
by. Short then a. we'll as now. He evident
' INV needed his money very much. don
h;s know that htory says he got it. 1t is 81!
- ns posable, however, that he did, as the sher
l t, Of Goncband did not have far 10 go TO pay
.Eel Sheriff Miller was relative of Judge BOnf
l ,hn and the letter has been handed down throus
-, i'm IN the family.