1To Thomas Jefferson from William Gardiner, 2 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The undersign’d could not have assum’d the exercise of the present Freedom, had he not been convinc’d Mr Jeffersons private Virtues added the brightest Splendor to his Title of President.— To the cold Systemist or Machine of inherited prejudice, this Application would be spurn’d with reprehensions of contempt. But seduc’d by the true Lustre of Humanity and Fame, a Young Man, without a Friend,...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Gardiner, 11 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The nomination of the principal officers of the government only resting with me, and all subordinate places being in the gift of those immediately superintending them, I return you the letters you were pleased to inclose me as they may be useful to you should you propose to make application to those directly who have the appointment in their several lines. if any vacancy be to be found it is...