1To Thomas Jefferson from James Leander Cathcart, 13 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Were it possible to increase the respect, veneration, & esteem which I have cherish’d for you, ever since I have had the honor of your acquaintance in 1796, your very kind and affectionate letter in my behalf would have that effect; it serves to prove that the truely great do not think that they deviate from their dignity by espousing the just cause of an injured officer who has served his...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Charles Carey, 13 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
A small balance ($4 25/100) has remained for a considerable time to your credit on the Books of M r Carey & son, & we apprehend has escaped your attention.—It shall be paid in any way you may desire.— We have had in contemplation to print a new & handsome edition of your notes on Virginia, presuming it will meet your approbation—In the long time that has elapsed since its first publication, it...