Thomas Jefferson to Mason L. Weems, [30 October 1821]
To Mason L. Weems
[30 Oct. 1821]
Sir
The informn you have recd of my being in possn of a piece of the maple under which Penn treated with the Indians is entirely a fable. I know nothing of such a relick;1 any informn I could have given should hav[e] been quite at your service
Accept my respectfl salutns
Dft (NNPM); on address leaf of RC of Weems to TJ, 14 Oct. 1821; undated; edge trimmed. Recorded in SJL as a letter of 30 Oct. 1821.
1. TJ here canceled “or.”