Thomas Jefferson to John Laval, 14 May 1820
To John Laval
Monticello May 14. 20.
[Sir]
Your letter of Apr. 1. (which probably should have been May 1st) came to hand two days ago. Potter’s Aeschylus had come to hand safely. his Euripides at 10.D. is too dear as well as Woodhull’s at 12.D. I do not know why they should be dearer than other English 8vos of 2. or 2½ D. I shall be glad to recieve the Aeschyl[us] Gr. & Lat. at 1.75 which you mention. the Antiquities & Sophocles of Potter I already possess. I salute you with esteem & respect.
Th: Jefferson
PoC (DLC); on verso of a reused address cover from Thomas Eston Randolph to TJ; salutation ink stained and edge trimmed; at foot of text: “Mr Laval”; endorsed by TJ.
Index Entries
- Aeschylus; The Tragedies of Æschylus (trans. R. Potter) search
- Aeschylus; works of search
- Archæologia Græca: or the Antiquities of Greece (J. Potter) search
- Euripides; The Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides (trans. M. Wodhull) search
- Euripides; The Tragedies of Euripides (trans. R. Potter) search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; orders books search
- Laval, John; and books for TJ search
- Laval, John; letters to search
- Potter, John (Archbishop of Canterbury); Archæologia Græca: or the Antiquities of Greece search
- Potter, Robert; translatesThe Tragedies of Æschylus (Aeschylus) search
- Potter, Robert; translatesThe Tragedies of Euripides (Euripides) search
- Potter, Robert; translatesThe Tragedies of Sophocles (Sophocles) search
- Sophocles; The Tragedies of Sophocles (trans. R. Potter) search
- The Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides (Euripides; trans. M. Wodhull) search
- The Tragedies of Æschylus (Aeschylus; trans. R. Potter) search
- The Tragedies of Euripides (Euripides; trans. R. Potter) search
- The Tragedies of Sophocles (Sophocles; trans. R. Potter) search
- Wodhull, Michael; translatesThe Nineteen Tragedies and Fragments of Euripides (Euripides) search