1Thomas Jefferson to William Duncanson, 15 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your favor of Aug. 5. on my return from a visit to the President , and regretted it had not come 3. or 4. days sooner, as I might have made it the subject of a conversation with him instead of a letter. I knew well the worth of the late W m M. Dunca n son your uncle, his loyal principles to our republican government, & his great merit towards the city of Washington , towards the...