1James T. Austin to Thomas Jefferson, 20 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The kindness with which you have noticed some former communications, induces me to submit the enclosed remarks to the disposal of your leisure— I need not say that when a practising Lawyer finds it necessary to offer an opinion at variance with the interests of high officers in his profession he lays himself liable to some recrimination— I trust the opinions here advanced are not such as are...
2James T. Austin to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
One of the most gratifying circumstances attending the enclosed oration is the renewed opportunity which it allows me of presenting my most profound respects to the author of the declaration of American Indepen den ce — RC ( DLC ); dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esq r ”; endorsed by TJ as received 19 July 1815 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: Austin , An...