1To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyons, 27 February 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
It gives me great concern to inform you that Mr. Faden has deceived me, and disappointed you of the Map, which I had prepared to send immediately after my arrival by the succeeding stage. Having received his promise of delivering it safe, at Paris, as expeditiously as possible, by his correspondent there, and knowing it would be liable to accident, if intrusted to the public carriages, I...
2To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyons, 14 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I received, a few weeks past, a letter from Dr. Currie of Philadelphia, informing me of his preparing for the press, a history of the diseases which occur in the different parts of America and which will be printed next month. As the design is laudable, and the work may be useful, tho’ he is quite unknown to me, I have endeavoured to comply with his request for my assistance, by giving him...