Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1821
From Bernard Peyton
Richd 28 June 1821
Dear sir,
I send herewith, agreeable to your request, Adams’s Roaman Antiquities & Valpy’s Greek Grammar, both of which I wish safe to hand—
Yours very Truely
B. Peyton
RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Mr Th: Jefferson Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 2 July 1821 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosures: (1) Alexander Adam, Roman Antiquities: or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans, ed. Peter Wilson (New York, 1819; , 3 [no. 60]; TJ’s copy in ViU). (2) Richard Valpy, The Elements of Greek Grammar, With Notes. First American from the Last London Edition, With corrections and additions (Boston, 1814; , 13 [no. 838]).
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