Thomas Jefferson Papers

Peter S. Du Ponceau to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1820

From Peter S. Du Ponceau

Philadelphia 14 Decr 1820

Mr Du Ponceau presents his respects to Mr Jefferson, & has the honor of Sending to him at the request of Mr Pickering a corrected sheet of his Essay on an uniform Orthography of Indian languages, to be Substituted for the Same Signature in the copy formerly Sent, which is now cancelled.

RC (DLC); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 21 Dec. 1820 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: portion, not found, of John Pickering, An Essay on a Uniform Orthography for the Indian Languages of North America (Cambridge, Mass., 1820).

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  • An Essay on a Uniform Orthography for the Indian Languages of North America (J. Pickering) search
  • Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen; and Indians search
  • Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen; letters from search
  • Indians, American; languages search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
  • language; Indian (American) search
  • Pickering, John (1777–1846); An Essay on a Uniform Orthography for the Indian Languages of North America search