1To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Chastellux, 30 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your past kindness, those ties of friendship which existed between you & Monsieur de Chastellux, & our good friend General de la fayette’s advice, induce me to sollicit your protection and interest in favo’r of My dr Boy. at the time I applied to you My dr. Sir you was so good as to promiss you would lend your helping hand if ever an opportunity offered of serving the Son of a friend: I then...