1To John Adams from Samuel B.H. Judah, 12 June 1822 (Adams Papers)
I have the honour to present to you a copy of a poem that has attained some celebrity in this country I do not send it to you that I think it is worthy of your notice but as a testimony of respect that an unknown youth holds the venerable patriot to whom our country owes so much—I should never sir have presumed to forward you this work faulty as it is but that being flattered by the favourable...
2Samuel B. H. Judah to Thomas Jefferson, 12 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to present you a copy of a poem that has obtained some considerable celebrity in this country—but be assured I have not the vanity of sending it thinking it worthy of your notice—but it is forwarded to you as sincere testimony of the reverrance an unknown youth holds the venerable patriot to whom his country owes so much . I should never have presumed to forward it faulty as...
3To James Madison from Samuel B. H. Judah, 14 June 1822 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to present you a copy of a poem that has obtained some considerable reputation in this country and is now republishing in England—but be assured I have not the vanity to think in sending to you that it is worthy of yr. notice but as a sincere tho’ poor testimony of the reverance an unknown youth holds for the venerable patriot to whom his country owes so much. I should never...