1To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Mayo, 24 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 3 rd Feb. has placed us in a dilemma, from which time & reflection have suggested to us no other probable mode of extrication, but by consulting you on the subject. Even this alternative has its difficulties, as we greatly apprehend the impropriety of approaching you a third time on the occasion under any pretext. On the first perusal of your letter, we doubted whether you...