George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, 30 April 1815
From George Divers
Farmington 30th April 1815
Dr sir
We returnd home yesterday from a visit of several days and I did not examine into the state of our peas til late in the evening, when I found them quite ready, they have Suffer’d so much from the drought that they will last but a few days, we should be glad you will come up and partake of our first dish today & that Mr Maddison would come with you, with sincere respect
I am yr. friend & Servt
George Divers
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 30 Apr. 1815 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- Divers, George; invites TJ to dinner search
- Divers, George; letters from search
- food; peas search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Family & Friends; dining search
- Madison, James (1751–1836); invitations to search
- Madison, James (1751–1836); visits Monticello search
- Monticello (TJ’s estate); Visitors to; Madison, Dolley and James search
- peas; as crop search
- peas; dinner of search
- weather; drought search