William Fleming to Thomas Jefferson, 9 November 1809
From William Fleming
Richmond, 9th Novr 1809.
Dear sir,
I send you by mail the rattle of a snake which capt Mann, who presented it to me, said was six feet and a half long; and, from the length of the rattle, I have no doubt but his information was correct: tho’ I do not recollect ever to have seen one more than four feet.—
Inclosed you have a lily of the Allegheny mountain; but it is so much withered as to have lost its fragrance: and I much regret that the roots I brought down have been mislaid, or would have sent you a few of them also. If they should be found they shall be sent by a future opportunity.
Pray present me very respectfully to mr Randolph his lady & family; and accept the assurance of my highest respect and esteem.
Wm Fleming.
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 22 Nov. 1809 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- Allegheny lily search
- Fleming, William; letters from search
- lily; Allegheny search
- Mann, William; and rattlesnake search
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); greetings to search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); greetings to search
- rattlesnake; TJ receives rattle of search
- snakes; rattle search