1From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 10 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. was recieved yesterday. by that I learn that on my letter to mr Munroe , referring to himself and mr Mason to consider whether the sale of mr Stoddert’s lots might be postponed for some time without injury to the public, they had been of opinion it could, and had accordingly postponed it to the 25th. of Oct. the same reasons being in favor of the indulgence you ask. I...