William Stephens Smith to Thomas Jefferson, 18 September 1787
From William Stephens Smith
London, 18 Sep. 1787. Introduces Benjamin Parker, nephew of Daniel Parker, a student at “Cambridge Colledge in Massachusetts,” who will spend three months in Paris before returning to America; “being hard of hearing … prevents him from seeking society with that goùt which might be expected from his age and situation.”
RC (MHi); 2 p.; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 23 Sep. 1787.

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