Thomas Jefferson to John Laval, 8 May 1819
To John Laval
May 8. 19.
Th: Jefferson begs leave to add to his letter of May 3. to mr Laval the further request that he will send him a copy of Lempriere’s Classical dictionary, 3 copies of the Orbis pictus Comnenii by Hoole, & 3 copies of the Alvari Prosodia. the two last are school books printed by Swords in N.Y. the whole to be packed with the Diodoro Siculo requested in the l[e]tter of May 3. and sent by water. he salutes mr Laval with respect.
PoC (DLC); on verso of portion of reused address cover to TJ; dateline at foot of text; ink stained; endorsed by TJ.
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