1Thomas Jefferson to William B. Arbuckle, 5 November 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Oct. 24. was recieved last night, and I have inclosed it to the Secretary at war . not having the advantage of an acquaintance with you, or any information other than the letter itself contains, I could do no more than leave that to bear testimony itself to the Secretary of the zeal it manifests to render service to the public, and of the security that gives that opportunities...