Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 7 August 1819
To Charles Willson Peale
Poplar Forest near Lynchburg1 Aug. 7. 19.
My good friend
Passing considerable portions of my time at this place, I keep for use here the portable Polygraph which mr Hawkins was so kind as to send me. but I have had the misfortune to break one of it’s ink glasses, which suspends it’s use, as no such thing can be got here. and to whom can I apply to replace it but to a friend in small things as well as great. without apology therefore I inclose you the gage of my glass, and pray you to procure one for me. I think it may be so securely packed in paste-board as not to be in danger of being broke in the mail. address it to me, if you please, at Monticello, where I shall be before it can come to me. for such a trifle I will say nothing about repayment, and yet if ever I can find means to remit such a fraction, it shall be done. I salute you with constant and affectionate esteem & respect.
Th: Jefferson
[TJ’s drawing, at foot of PoC, lacking in RC:]
RC (TxU: Thomas Jefferson Collection); at foot of text: “Mr Peale.” PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of William Lambert to TJ, 27 July 1819; endorsed by TJ.
1. Preceding two words interlined.
Index Entries
- Hawkins, John Isaac; and polygraph search
- household articles; inkstands search
- inkstands; for polygraph search
- Peale, Charles Willson; and polygraph search
- Peale, Charles Willson; letters to search
- polygraph; and C. W. Peale search
- polygraph; and J. I. Hawkins search
- polygraph; at Poplar Forest search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ visits search