1From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 15 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his friendly salutations to Doctr. Wistar incloses him a paper for the Society from Dr. Mitchell on the ice-islands. By mr Wingate who goes on in a few days he shall send for the society addressed to mr Peale a horned or rather thorny lizard, living. it comes nearer to the Lacerta amphibia of Linnaeus than any thing else. it differs materially in the tail which is conical &...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 13 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Doctr. Wistar and incloses him a letter from the Vice President of the Agricultural society of N.Y. on the subject of uniting all the Agricultural societies of the United States by the link of a Central society at the Seat of the Genl. government: to be communicated to the American Philosophl. society. he has recieved Dr. Wistar’s letter of...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 6 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a pamphlet from mr Biot a member of the National institute which he desires to have presented to the society. I inclose also his letter containing a request, which perhaps was meant to be addressed to the members individually, or such of them as might have an opportunity of making the observations he wishes for. Accept my friendly salutations & assurances of esteem & respect. PPAmP .
4From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 26 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter from Colo. Tatham and the fac simile it covers, being intended for the A. Philosophical society, I take the liberty of communicating them through you, and tender you my friendly salutations & assurances of great esteem & respect. PPAmP .
5From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 8 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to Dr. Wistar; & incloses him mr Stuart’s letter which gives the only information he possesses respecting the squirrel’s head. Capt. Lewis’s rout will probably, as soon as he arrives here be engraved. a copy shall be sent to the society, as also of Lt. Pike’s survey of the Misipi. & Freeman’s of the Red river. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
6From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 31 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
ThJefferson presents his friendly salutations to Doctr. Wistar, and according to the desire of M. Dupont de Nemours incloses for the Philosophical society a work of his. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
7From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 26 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
My friend mr Thomas Digges of Warburton whom you met here the first evening I had the pleasure of seeing you here, being about to send his two nephews, mr Fitzgerald & mr Carroll to Philadelphia for the study of medecine, wishes for the benefit of some information or counsel from you on their subject. apprehensive that the momentary view you had of him here may not sufficiently justify his...
8Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 10 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 20. has been recieved, and with it the specimen of the letters of Doct r Franklin which we are likely to have published. I wish we may have all ; but I am not yet relieved from the fear of suppressions. the anecdotes of his life would also be pleasing and instructive, and would place him in still another, and more amiable attitude before us. I shall be glad indeed if you...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 7 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to Doctr. Wistar for the copy of Segur’s Frederic which he shall read with great satisfaction knowing the author to be a man of talents and information. Baron Humboldt, Doctr. Fothergill and their companions arrived here some days ago. the Doctr. was already known by his works, and the emigration of such men as he & Priestly to end their days with us is an...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 15 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed papers, with some eggs of the silk-worm of Italy were sent to me from Siena, by mr Robert K. Lowry travelling in that country. the eggs I have disposed of in their proper climate: and I do not know that I can better second the benevolent views of the writer than by committing his papers to the A. Philosophical society. should they deem them proper for publication, their benefit...