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Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham
I sincerely regret that any difficulties should arise between Mr Brockenbrough and yourself
on the Subject of your contracts, but it is totally foreign to my office to intermeddle with
them--I cannot entangle myself in the labyrinth of questions between the proctor and
undertakers as the contracts are made with him, with him they must be settled as they would
be with any other employer in any private case--I should think both of you would prefer
arbitration to law, but in this you must chuse for yourselves--with respect to money a Sum
of 15,000 D. became due at the Treasury the day before yesterday out of which I presume a
payment can be made you as soon as the Bursar has made arrangements to draw for it--I
hope you will find it reasonable that I should be excused from interferences which are not
within my province and I assure you of my best wishes and friendly respects--
Th Jefferson
Copy, document I in Oldham vs University of Virginia, ViU:UVA Chronological File;
polygraph copy, ViU:TJ [1917]. See James Oldham, Lawsuit against the University of
Virginia, 20 November 1823.
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