1To Thomas Jefferson from James Gamble, 13 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Having taken the liberty of addressing the Honble. the Secretary of the United States on the subject of the Appointment of gentlemen who are intended to proceed to Europe in the character of bearers of dispatches; and having since understood, that he was not the proper Authority to whom recommendations are, in such cases, made, I would respectfully propose to your Excellencys consideration,...