Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 17 May 1814

To John Langdon

Monticello May 17. 14.

My dear and antient friend

I present to you mr Rives, an eleve of mine in law and politics: honest, able, learned, & true in the holy republican gospel. bestow on him your native kindness, not only for the gratification of your own benevolent dispositions, but to shew him the degree of estimation in which you hold your

affectionate friend

Th: Jefferson

RC (DLC: William C. Rives Papers); addressed: “The honorable John Langdon Portsmouth by mr Rives.” PoC (DLC); endorsed by TJ.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 17 May 1814
Authors: Jefferson, Thomas
Rives, William Cabell
Recipient: Langdon, John
Date: 17 May 1814

Reference

Cite as: “Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 17 May 1814,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-07-02-0276. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 7, 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, p. 365.]