1To Thomas Jefferson from William Bernard, 9 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
You will I hope Sir pardon the liberty I here take, in requesting information from your self respecting the qualifications necessary for a young man to enter with credit, the University of Virginia. During the past summer, I together with my son Arthur visited that delightful spot and took occasion to request of my old friend and acquaintance M r Brockenbrough to enter my son upon the books of...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Bernard, 5 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 9. did not get to hand till the 27 th which must acc t for a great portion of the delay of my answer. we are in the hourly expectn of hearing of the arrival of 3 of our professors embarked as we suppose in Nov. from Lond. for Norf. until they arrive we cannot open the univ ty two of them being of the important deptmts of Math. & Nat. Phi l the moment I hear of their arrival...