William C. Rives to Thomas Jefferson, 3 December 1809
From William C. Rives
Milton Dec. 3rd 1809
My dear sir,
You will receive from the bearer of this note the books, whose names are subjoined.—I have read Dalrymple on Feudal property, but as a recurrence to it may sometimes become necessary, I have retained it.—It was my wish to have waited on you this morning, but preparations for my departure from Milton, and the constant expectation of the stage’s arrival, detain me here.
I am, sir, with every sentiment of respect & esteem your most obt. serv.
W. C. Rives
| 2nd | Vol. Kennets Hist. Eng.— | |
| 1st & | 2nd | Vols. Millot.— |
| 1st 2nd & | 3rd | Vols. Pope’s Iliad, with Macpherson’s trans. of it. |
| 1st | Vol. of Littleton’s Hist. Eng. | |
| 1st | Vol. of Bolingbroke’s Phil. Works. | |
| 5th & | 6th | Vols. of Scientif. Dialogues. |
Will it be convenient for Mr Jefferson to send me a law-dictionary by the servant who carries this note?
W.C.R.
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 3 Dec. 1809 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- A Complete History of England (Kennett) search
- An Essay towards a general history of Feudal Property in Great Britain (Dalrymple) search
- Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount; Philosophical Works search
- books; lent by TJ search
- Dalrymple, Sir John; An Essay towards a general history of Feudal Property in Great Britain search
- education; at Monticello search
- Homer; The Iliad of Homer (trans. A. Pope/J. Macpherson) search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; makes books available to law students search
- Joyce, Jeremiah; Scientific Dialogues, intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People search
- Kennett, White; A Complete History of England search
- law; books on search
- law; TJ provides training in search
- Lyttelton, George, Baron Lyttelton; The History of the Life of Henry the Second, and of the Age in which he lived search
- Macpherson, James; translator of Iliad search
- Millot, Claude François Xavier; works by search
- Monticello (TJ’s estate); schooling at search
- Pope, Alexander; translator of The Iliad of Homer search
- Rives, William Cabell; letters from search
- Rives, William Cabell; studies law under TJ search
- Scientific Dialogues, intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People (J. Joyce); TJ loans search
- The History of the Life of Henry the Second, and of the Age in which he lived (Lyttelton) search
- The Iliad (Homer); The Iliad of Homer (trans. A. Pope/J. Macpherson) search
- The Philosophical Works of the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke (Bolingbroke) search