1From Thomas Jefferson to Arnold Henry Dohrman, 24 May 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The many Kindnesses which you have shown to our captive countrymen, whom the fortune of war has carried within the reach of your inquiries, do great honour to your humanity, and must forever interest us in your welfare. I beg leave on behalf of my countrymen to assure you, that these attentions are felt with sensibility, and that any occasion which shall offer of rendering you service will be...