Thomas Jefferson to John Griscom, 18 October 1823
To John Griscom
Monticello Oct. 18. 23.
I thank you, Sir, for the two volumes of your ‘year in Europe.’1 I percieve, by the tables of contents that they will agreeably shorten for me the long evenings now approaching and the more so as you seem to have pursued, on the continent nearly the same line which I did myself, except that I did not enter Switzerland. they will furnish me with pleasant recollections of things of 35.y. date.
I find that Russell contains2 much matter useful to my object. I will certainly take care to return it, I took the liberty of asking a printd copy of the Academl reguln’s of your Seminary, but I suppose there is none. with3 my thanks for your kindness accept the assurance of my great esteem and respect
Th:J.
Dft (DLC); on verso of a reused address cover from Jonathan Thompson to TJ; at foot of text: “Mr John Giscom”; endorsed by TJ as a letter to John “Griscom” and so recorded in SJL.
your seminary: Columbia College (later Columbia University).
1. Omitted closing quotation mark editorially supplied.
2. Word interlined here in place of “will furnish with.”
3. Text from “I took” to this point interlined in place of “and with,” with penultimate word editorially corrected from “non.”
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