1Thomas Jefferson to Elias Earle, 16 February 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have read and considered mr Holland ’s letter of Mar. 28. 1812. and Gen l Dearborn ’s statement of Mar. 29. 12 . and find them in a general correspondence with my recollection of the transactions respecting the establishment of iron works proposed to have been made by yourself on the lands of the Cherokees . I must add a qualification however as to a single fact. I retain a strong impression...