Peter H. Wendover to Thomas Jefferson, 1 March 1817
From Peter H. Wendover
Washington City 1st March 1817
Respected Sir—
In January 1815 I had the honor to forward you from New York, a small volume1 of Sermons delivered in that City, by the Rev Dr McLeod, in the preceding Summer, adapted to the then reasonable expectation that an attack would be made on that part of our beloved Country by the British—To those Sermons you were pleased to give the testimony of your high approbation.
That worthy Divine having during the present Session of Congress made a visit to this City, presented me a volume2 of some of his Sermons since preached, and recently published; I beg leave to enclose it to you Sir, in care of my worthy friend, the hon. Judge Nelson of Virginia who has kindly promised to deliver it to you.
With my best wishes that the remnant of your days may be as happy, as the past have been useful, permit me to subscribe myself
Pr H: Wendover
RC (MoSHi: TJC-BC); in an unidentified hand, signed by Wendover; endorsed by TJ as received 8 May 1817 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MoSHi: TJC-BC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to John Le Tellier, 22 July 1817, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esquire Montecello Virginia.” Enclosure: Alexander McLeod, The Life and Power of True Godliness; described in a Series of Discourses (New York, 1816; , 9 [no. 536]).
Wendover’s earlier letter to TJ was dated 30 january 1815.
1. Manuscript: “volumn.”
2. Manuscript: “volumn.”
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