1To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Eddy, 9 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The Sanguinary Penal Laws of Europe, wch. were continued in their full extent in the United States, very soon claimed the attention of a people attached to principles of Freedom, Moderation & Justice—The Province of Pennsylvania under the Administration of the virtuous Penn early, but in vain, attempted the Establishment of a Code of Laws by which each crime received a punishment in proportion...
2Thomas Eddy to Thomas Jefferson, 16 May 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
The Commissioners to connect the Navigable Waters of Lake Erie and the Hudson River have not yet appointed an Engineer, and it is very difficult to select a person for so important and responsible a situation—The appointment will be a very honorable one, and it is desirable it should be conferred on a Man fully competent , and deserving intire confidence —To direct the manner in which the...