1To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Barnard, 12 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Having come down into this District to pay a Visit to my Brother, I brought with me the Manuscript of a Polyglott-Grammar which I began to compile at first, as a source of Amusement in my leisure hours, but which I afterwards thought of offering to the Consideration of those skilled in languages in Philadelphia. And tho’ when I offered it to their Notice it was not in a State fit for...