1From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Meriwether, 28 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 24 th was not recieved till the afternoon before your sons and nephew set out on their return. An earlier delivery would have gratified me by furnishing an opportunity of proving my esteem for you by my attentions to them. the same circumstance prevented my answering at the moment. I was glad to be informed by one of your sons that he expected to return to our university. As...