George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1820
From George Divers
Feby 28th ’20
George Divers to mr Jefferson
I am sorry I cannot supply you with all the pot-herbs wanted, we have not the sweet marjoram. sweet basil. or summer savory. I send you some pot marjoram winter savory and Thyme,
From my ill state of Health the triming my grape vines had been neglected till I fear’d they would be injured by bleeding, the day I prun’d them was unfavorable and was very near giving me a nother Pleurisy a recourse to the lancit has reliev’d me,
RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson esq Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 28 Feb. 1820 from Farmington and so recorded in SJL.
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- basil; sweet search
- Divers, George; grapevines of search
- Divers, George; health of search
- Divers, George; letters from search
- Divers, George; sends herbs to TJ search
- health; pleurisy search
- herbs; basil, sweet search
- herbs; marjoram, pot search
- herbs; marjoram, sweet search
- herbs; savory, summer search
- herbs; savory, winter search
- herbs; thyme search
- marjoram; pot search
- marjoram; sweet search
- medicine; bloodletting search
- savory (herb); summer search
- savory (herb); winter search
- thyme; sent to TJ search