1From Thomas Jefferson to William G. Munford, 16 August 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I this moment recieve your favor of the 11th. be assured that I have never seen or heard a word of mr Thornton or the paper on the liberty of the press which you mention to have sent by him, or you would have had an acknolegement of the reciept of it. I should have been pleased to read what you had written on the subject, but probably should not have ventured to alter or suggest any thing...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William G. Munford, 18 June 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of May 14. in which you mention that you have finished the 6. first books of Euclid, plane trigonometry, surveying & algebra and ask whether I think a further pursuit of that branch of science would be useful to you. there are some propositions in the latter books of Euclid, & some of Archimedes, which are useful, & I have no doubt you have been...
3From Thomas Jefferson to William G. Munford, 27 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov . 20. never came to my hands till the 14th. of Dec. just as I was setting off for this place. I had a little before addressed you a letter on the general subject of a course of reading . it was directed to New Kent court house as you had desired. I have been to most of the bookstores here and collected such of the books mentioned in the catalogue [you sent me] as could be...
4Course of Reading for William G. Munford, [5 December 1798] (Jefferson Papers)
Mathematics, Natl Philosophy Natural history till VIII. aclock in the morning Law from VIII. to XII. the first [2 hours] or 3 ½ […] the [longer works] in the 1st. column and the [residue] reading […] in the 2d column. large works tracts. Pike’s arithmetic Coke’s four institutes Perkins Mussenbroeck, or Martin’s Phil. Brit. or Nicholson. Coke’s repr Doctor & Student Vaughan Lambard’s...