1Thomas Jefferson to John W. Taylor, 13 February 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The honor of your letter of Jan. 30. is just now recieved, and I wish it were in my power to answer it’s enquiries. but I am an entire stranger to the ΦΒΚ . society , it’s history and it’s objects. it’s existence is known to me by hear-say only. the contrary supposition has probably been founded on an F.H.C. society which existed at W m & Mary college , when I was there, of which I was a...