1From Thomas Jefferson to William Dunbar, 24 June 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Though I have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with you, yet the liberty I take of introducing myself to you will I hope find it’s excuse in the motives leading to it. much enquiry you know was excited on the discovery of America as to the origin of it’s inhabitants found here at the time of that discovery. many hypotheses have been hazarded but none of them satisfactory. I have...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Dunbar, 16 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 6. has been duly recieved & I am much flattered with the prospect of your communications . the vocabularies of the Western Indians are much desired; and your meteorological observations will also be very acceptable; as they will furnish materials for a comparative view of climates. your letter gives me the first information I have ever had of the language by signs used among...
3From Thomas Jefferson to William Dunbar, 12 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of July 14. with the papers accompanying it came safely to hand about the last of October. that containing remarks on the line of demarcation I perused according to your permission, and with great satisfaction, and then inclosed to a friend in Philadelphia to be forwarded to it’s address. the papers addressed to me, I took the liberty of communicating to the Philosophical society....