Thomas Jefferson Papers
Documents filtered by: Author="Davis, John" AND Period="Jefferson Presidency"
sorted by: date (descending)
Stable but non-permanent link for this document:
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-1473

To Thomas Jefferson from John Davis, 1 April 1805

April 1, 1805

Sir,

 I take the liberty to send you my second pamphlet. I shall be enabled the middle of this month to send you Captain Smith & the Princess Pocahontas. My Notice of it is so popular in Virginia that, even from Williamsburgh, there have been sent me the names of 50 Subscribers.

 I believe I shall be favoured by the “Philosophical Society” of this City with the transcript of a Manuscript intitiled “The Genealogy of Pocahontas”: This together with Captain Smith’s Letters to Queen Anne (confirming my story) will form a good appendix, and be

Confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.

I am, Sir, with profound respect, Your extremely obliged, & most obedient Servant,

John Davis

DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

Index Entries