1Paul Allen to Thomas Jefferson, 18 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have in consequence of the reception of Your letter & the prospect which it gives Me of rendering the work more compleat by the addition of Gov. Lewis biography prevailed upon the Booksellers to delay the publication of the first volume as it was not originally contemplated to have done. before the second. Their plan was to publish the first volume as soon as it was struck off & to have the...