Thomas Jefferson to William H. Keating, 18 July 1822
To William H. Keating
Monticello July 18. 22.
I thank you, Sir, for the Account of the new Mineral discovered by yourself and mr Vanuxem, of which you have been so kind as to send me a copy, and more particularly for the honor done my name by the appellation given it. age and a decayed memory have very much weakened my attention to the physical sciences, but nothing can ever weaken my affection to them, and the pleasure with which I observe so many of my young countrymen pursuing them with an ardor & success equally honorable to themselves & our country. permit me to place here my friendly recollections of mr Vanuxem with assurances to yourself of my high esteem and respect.
Th: Jefferson
PoC (DLC); on verso of reused address cover of Spencer Roane to TJ, 8 June 1822; at foot of text: “Wm H. Keating”; endorsed by TJ.
Index Entries
- Account of the Jeffersonite, a New Mineral Discovered at the Franklin Iron Works, near Sparta, N. J. by Lardner Vanuxem and Wm. H. Keating (W. H. Keating) search
- aging; TJ on his own search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; receives works search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Health; aging search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Health; memory loss search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Opinions on; science, American search
- Jeffersonite (mineral) search
- Keating, William Hypolitus; Account of the Jeffersonite, a New Mineral Discovered at the Franklin Iron Works, near Sparta, N. J. by Lardner Vanuxem and Wm. H. Keating search
- Keating, William Hypolitus; letter to search
- Keating, William Hypolitus; names mineral after TJ search
- mineralogy; and discovery of new minerals search
- science; TJ on search
- Vanuxem, Lardner Clark; as geologist search
- Vanuxem, Lardner Clark; TJ sends greetings to search