1John Jacob Astor to Thomas Jefferson, 18 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
From the corect view which you had of the Importancs of my undertaking Relative to the trade in the Indian country and Particularly our establishment near the mouth of Columbia River I am Lead to belive that it would have afortd you pleasure to have heard of our Sucess which I had hopes to have Comunicated to you & which I Should have had in my Power to have Done had we not fallen a Sacrifics...
2John Jacob Astor to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I am induced to take the liberty of addressing you, from a belief that it will afford you some satisfaction to be informed of the progress which has been made in carrying on a trade with the Indians, which at it’s commencement was favoured with your approbation. Since I had the pleasure of speaking to you first at Washington concerning it, my constant study has been to attain the object; and...