1To Thomas Jefferson from Laurance Hurdle, 1 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
This is to let your Honour know my Situation in life. I spent six years of my youth in the service of our contry. Since then Sir I have endeavoured to get an Honest living. I have a wife and seven Children, and Had only two Horses and have met with the misfortune of losing one of them. I have Sir been striving to fix my business so as to go to new contries as I find it imposible for me to...