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From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 4 January 1805

To Caspar Wistar

Washington. Jan. 4. 1805.

Dear Sir

Mr. T. M. Randolph being desirous of perusing the work of Faujas which I sent you some time ago, if you are done with it, I will ask the favor of you to inclose it to me by post: but if you have any further use for it, he will wait your convenience. have you seen a work of Morveau’s Sur les moyens de desinfecter l’air &c? it is a work of great interest to cities subject to infection, to hospitals, vessels, & indeed to the country inhabitants. if you have not seen it I will send it to you by post. Accept affectionate salutations.

Th: Jefferson

RC (Elliston P. Morris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948); at foot of text: “Doctr. Wister.” PoC (DLC); endorsed by TJ.

work of Faujas: TJ loaned Wistar the first volume of Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond’s Essai de géologie, ou Mémoires pour servir a l’histoire naturelle du globe (TJ to Wistar, 27 Mch. 1804).

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