Thomas Jefferson to Isaac A. Coles, 7 May 1817
To Isaac A. Coles
Monticello May 7. 17.
[Dea]r Sir
Have you any orchard grass seed left? or have your brothers any? I want about a bushel to finish a grass lot now prepared for it, [an]d should be very thankful for that much.—I looked for you at court [to] invite you to come and see mrs Madison & mr Madison, but could not [fin]d you. I thought too you ought not to need an invitation to come here or to see them. Appleton of Leghorn has sent me some grass seed (arrived [at?] Boston) which he calls Lupinella, of which he gives a very high account as to produce 6000 ℔ in the ground which requires 2. bushels of wheat when sown in wheat. when I recieve it I shall wish to distribute it among careful farmers, in which number I count you. ever & affectionately yours
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MHi); on verso of portion of reused address cover to TJ; some text lost along left margin due to polygraph misalignment, with one word rewritten by TJ; at foot of text: “Colo Coles”; endorsed by TJ.
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