1From Thomas Jefferson to William Patterson, 27 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
By the brig Lucy which sails from Baltimore for Nantes I have taken the liberty of addressing to you a box of seeds, acorns & nuts for a friend of mine at Paris, Madame de Tessé, aunt of M. de la Fayette. I am advised that this box can be forwarded from Nantes to Paris thro’ the canal de Briare, to avoid the expence of a land carriage which would cost more than the objects are worth. I have to...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Lee, 21 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By the vessel on board of which this letter will be, I send a box of seeds, nuts & acorns for Madame de Tessé of Aunai en Poitou, to whom also the inclosed letter is addressed. on your reciept of them, I must ask the favor of you to forward the letter, & to write her a line informing her that you have recieved the box and asking her directions to what place and through what channel it should...