Thomas Jefferson Papers

Frederick W. Hatch to Thomas Jefferson, [9 May 1823]

From Frederick W. Hatch

Friday— [9 May 1823]

Dear Sir

It seems to be my duty to suspend for a few days the operations of my little School in order to attend the Convention.

We shall lose about eight days which I shall require to be return’d by a deduction from the period of vacation shd I give any—Lewis’ progress is as usual, rapid—Benjn is improving very fast & James has surmounted the greatest obstacles that oppos’d his improvement in Greek. In a few months I hope you will have it in your power to hear these boys in their Latin with satisfaction to yourself—

I am, Dear Sir, Very respecty & affecty Yours

F W Hatch

RC (MHi); partially dated; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 9 May 1823 received the day it was written and so recorded in SJL.

lewis, benjn, and james were TJ’s grandsons Meriwether Lewis Randolph, Benjamin F. Randolph, and James M. Randolph.

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  • Episcopalians; convention of Va. diocese search
  • Greek language; study of search
  • Hatch, Frederick Winslow; and convention of Va. Episcopalians search
  • Hatch, Frederick Winslow; and education of TJ’s grandsons search
  • Hatch, Frederick Winslow; letters from search
  • Latin language; elementary education in search
  • Randolph, Benjamin Franklin (TJ’s grandson); education of search
  • Randolph, James Madison (TJ’s grandson); education of search
  • Randolph, Meriwether Lewis (TJ’s grandson); education of search
  • religion; Episcopalianism search