Peter S. Du Ponceau to Thomas Jefferson, 14 April 1818
From Peter S. Du Ponceau
Philada 14th April 1818
Dear Sir
I have the Satisfaction to inform you that the Historical Committee has received from Mr Biddle, the MSS. of Lewis & Clarke. I enclose a Copy of the Letter with which he accompanied them, with some Memoranda by Mr Vaughan at foot. This enclosure dispenses me from the necessity of stating further particulars. The Society & its Committees go on with Zeal & Spirit. An Astronomical Committee is about to form itself, & others, I hope, will follow.
Peter S, Du Ponceau
RC (DLC); at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson, Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 6 May 1818 and so recorded in SJL; notation by TJ beneath endorsement: “my Indian vocabularies the vol. of Astronom. observns by Lewis his statistical tables of Indians.” FC (PPAmP: Historical and Literary Committee Letterbook).
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