1Robert H. Saunders to Thomas Jefferson, 9 May 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Having met with considerable losses from the fall of lightning upon several species of property at my plantation in the County of Goochland and to guard as much as possible against such an occurrance at this place have come to a resolution of Erecting one or more Franklins as I Shall be advised by You, to my present dwelling,—After giving you a description of the house you perhaps may be the...
2Thomas Jefferson to Robert H. Saunders, 23 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of May 9. did not get to hand until the 15 th instant, and your post office not being named in your letter I must direct this to Goochland courthouse where it mentions that you have a plantation. having trees so near as you describe to your house, and higher than the chimnies, I should certainly prefer fixing the Conductor to a tree, as a higher object, and because should the rod...