RC (MoSHi: TJC-BC); addressed: “The Honorable Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello Virginia”; franked; postmarked Charleston, 2 Aug.; endorsed by TJ as received 14 Sept. 1819 from Logan for the “76. assocn” and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Thomas D. Condy, An Oration, Delivered, In St. Philip’s Church, before an assemblage of the inhabitants of Charleston, South-Carolina, On the 5th Day of July, 1819; (the 4th being Sunday) In Commemoration of American Independence, by appointment of the ’76 Association (Charleston, 1819), recounting the depredations of the British against the American colonies and the ensuing Revolutionary War, which included an attack on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina and hardships for southern citizens; exulting that Americans have proved themselves “superior in arms to the proudest empire in the world” and are now “rivalling her in the arts” (p. 12); praising TJ’s efforts as president to “sustain and preserve his country’s honour,—protect our Commerce,—encourage our Manufactures, and secure our Liberties,” which have “placed us where we now are, in the plenitude of national felicity” (p. 15); boasting of American heroism in the War of 1812; and looking forward to expansion by the United States to the Pacific coast as the first step toward global peace and civilization.