1Thomas Jefferson to Peter H. Wendover (Draft), 13 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Jan. 30. was recieved after long delay on the road, and I have to thank you for the volume of discourses which you have been so kind as to send me. I have gone over them with great satisfaction, and concur with the able preacher in his estimate of the character of the belligerents in our late war, and lawfulness of defensive war. I consider the war, with him, as ‘ made on good...
2Thomas Jefferson to Peter H. Wendover (Final State), 13 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Wendover and his thanks for the volume of mr M c leod ’s discourses which he has been so kind as to send him. he has seen with great satisfaction the able proofs adduced by the eloquent author from Scriptural sources, in justification of a war so palpably supported by reason. he supposes indeed that true religion and well informed reason will ever...