1Thomas Jefferson to Philip I. Barziza, 1 January 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 14. is but just recieved, informing me of your petition to the legislature . I have outlived all my antient acquaintances in that body; but I have two or three young friend s there to whom I write by this mail , and ask their attention to your case. these are mr Thweatt of Chesterfield & Baker of Cumberland in the