1To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Carrington Cabell, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived at this place on yesterday and to-day shall proceed on my journey to the county of Lancaster, but from my detention in Nelson in consequence of my late purchase it will probably be out of my power to get back to the meeting of the Assembly. Indeed, I fear I shall be compelled to be absent nearly all the month of December, as I shall probably have to return to Nelson. As Gen l...
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Fry, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you will excuse the liberty I have taken, of puting on board one of our Transports (—) Russel commander , a very fine Deer for the use of your board , where I hope he will prove as palatable, as he has been formadable in our forests, he has been known, under the appellation of the mammoth Buck , and sought after for several years, by our privateers , & was at length captured , a few...