1To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas I. Van Dyke, 31 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
For the first time in my life, I now take the liberty of addressing, the Cheif Majistrate of the Union—I enclose a letter from my father in law, Judge Campbell, who boasts of a personal acquaintance with you, and on the efficacy of that letter, I principally rest my hopes of obtaining all which I could expect to obtain—I take the liberty of remarking, that it is upwards of ten years since I...