John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 5 August 1820
From John Vaughan
Philad. 5 Aug. 1820
Dr sir
When my friend The Revd Mr Jared Sparks (who is the Unitarian Minister at Baltimore) proposed going to the Va Springs for his health, I urged his paying a Visit to yourself, who had I knew always felt pleasure, in seeing literary men of Liberal & enlarged minds—He could not then flatter himself with being able to compass So extensive a tour & did not avail himself of my offer—By a letter this moment received he has hopes of accomplishing his wishes & I send this to Staunton to meet him—He is an eleve of Cambridge Uy: an Institution to which we are indebted for many Shining & Useful Characters—
The Unitarians are erecting a church at N York & are about attempting to Organise a Socy there, with some prospect of success—our friend Mr Law, offers a Lot a 500$—
Jn Vaughan
RC (MHi); between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson Va Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 19 Aug. 1820 and so recorded in SJL.
eleve of cambridge uy: student educated at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- Harvard University; J. Sparks as student at search
- health; and warm springs search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Correspondence; letters of introduction to search
- Law, Thomas; and New York Unitarians search
- New York (city); First Congregational Church search
- religion; Unitarianism search
- schools and colleges; Harvard University search
- Sparks, Jared; introduced to TJ search
- Sparks, Jared; travels of search
- Unitarianism; in New York City search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); and Unitarianism search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); introduces J. Sparks search
- Vaughan, John (1756–1841); letters from search
- Virginia; springs in search