1From Thomas Jefferson to William Harris Crawford, 21 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
To the abundance of trouble you have in reading letters I am obliged to add that of the two inclosed. the question proposed is important to our University and should not have been intruded on you could our Collector have answered it decisively. having no library ourselves those of the Professors will be a great resource. I will not add to your trouble by repeating here what you will find...