Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 4 August 1811
To Nicolas G. Dufief
Monticello Aug. 4. 11.
Sir
I recieved some time ago your valuable dictionary, and have now had time & trial enough to pronounce it the very best French & English dictionary which has ever been published. it’s handy size too increases it’s convenience. the 3d volume is a treasure. I only wish it’s numerous alphabets had been digested into a single one to save the double research first for the proper alphabet, & then for the article wanted from it. will you be so good as to note to me the price which I will take care to remit you as soon as known. I am anxious to get a copy of La Croix’s Cours de Mathematiques, (I believe it is in 7. vols 8vo) but I think I have learnt that you have ceased to act in the bookselling line. I formerly had some dealings with Messrs Roches, freres, booksellers of Philadelphia. if my information as to yourself is right, perhaps they would be so kind as to send me a copy with a note of it’s amount which should be promptly remitted them. it might come any week by vessels bound to Richmond, & if addressed to Messrs Gibson & Jefferson there would come safely to me. Accept the assurances of my esteem & respect.
Th: Jefferson
PoC (DLC); at foot of text: “M. Dufief”; endorsed by TJ.
Sylvestre François Lacroix’s (la croix’s) Cours de Mathematiques à l’usage de l’École Centrale des Quatres-Nations, 7 vols. (Paris, 1802–07; , 8 [no. 391]), reissued separate works on geometry, arithmetic, trigonometry, algebra, education, and differential and integral calculus ( ). Between 1805 and 1807 TJ purchased a number of works from P. & C. Roche, booksellers in Philadelphia, a partnership of Peter Roche and his brother Christian Roche ( , 2:1155, 1177, 1206, 1214; James Robinson, The Philadelphia Directory for 1807 [Philadelphia, 1807]).
Index Entries
- A New Universal and Pronouncing Dictionary of the French and English Languages (N. G. Dufief) search
- Cours de Mathematiques à l’usage de l’École Centrale des Quatres-Nations (S. F. Lacroix) search
- Dufief, Nicolas Gouin; A New Universal and Pronouncing Dictionary of the French and English Languages search
- Dufief, Nicolas Gouin; bookseller search
- Dufief, Nicolas Gouin; letters to search
- French language; dictionaries search
- Gibson & Jefferson (Richmond firm); and books acquired by TJ search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; orders books search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; receives books search
- Lacroix, Sylvestre François; Cours de Mathematiques à l’usage de l’École Centrale des Quatres-Nations search
- Roche, Christian; member of P. & C. Roche search
- Roche, P. & C.; Philadelphia bookselling firm search
- Roche, Peter; member of P. & C. Roche search