The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-14

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kind as to send me the last year came
safely to hand, and l duly note the
balance Of f3S-40 to my debet. now
engage my friend, John Vaughan OF
Philadelphia to place 100. Dollars In
Paris at your order, and request you
to send me the books on the back here
of, or so many of them as the remit
lance will pay for, curlailing the cat
alogue at the end, so as to bring II
within the limit of the remittance. II
Is arranged with a view of emitting
those which ! am the least anxious to
possess, but retain in your hands the
sum necessary to procure the Dion Cas-
sius from Germany If not to be. had
nearer. villers in his "Etat de la
literature en- Allemagne in 1907" pa.
80, says "le scavant M. FIR. GULL. Sturtz
public en- 1907. un Dion Cassius,
and a Catalogue de la librafrie Gree,
Latino, .Allemande," which I possess,
announces it in these words: "Dionis
Cassii Historic Romano. ed. Sturtz
Leips. in 8vo (sous presse)" the title
page of this catalogue being lost.
know not it's date of time & place. but
1 suspect it to be German, and Of the
date of 1918. as see articles of that
date in 1t and none later. must request
your endeavor to procure this edition.
Let the bindings be all solid and hand
some.
1 have seen announced "Recueil It
parallele des edifces de tout genre,
anciens ct modernes par l. N. Durand
recole Polytechnique." books of this
kind are so often at extragant prices,
that one. is afraid TO ask them without
knowing their price. If it does not
cost more than 40. of 50f send 1t, II
more I pray you to write me the cost.
that may judge whether to put 1t
into my next invoice. as I wish TO get
1t If within reasonable bounds.
Be so good as to dispatch these
books with as little delay as possible,
that they may arrive before the storms
of autumn or winter, and accept the
assurance of my esteem & respect.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
Doctor Buffers announcement led to
the revelation by John Uri Lloyd, pres
ident of the Lloyd library in Cincin.
natl, that his library also had a hith-
erto unpublished Jefferson letter. The
discovery of this letter came about in
a dramatic manner. Several years ago
the Lloyd library purchased in Paris
the first volume of "NOrth American
Sylvia" by f. Andre Michaux, noted
French traveller and botanist. When
Miss Edith Wycoff, present curator of
the library, was cataloguing the book.
she discovered securely pasted in 1t a
letter written by Jefferson to M.
Michaux. This letter written eight
years earlier than the Columbia letter
as token of esteem to the Presidents
friend, in France, also reveals in a
manner fully as interesting as the 9th
er communication one of the interests
of the many-sided Jefferson, viz. his
keen appreciation of any contribution
to the existing scientific knowledge of
the time. The text of the letter fol-
lows:
Monticello, Dec. IA. 1913.
Sir:
My interior situation among the
mountains, and great distance from
any seaport town, is extremely un-
friendly to punctual correspondence
with the other side of the Atlantic
Vessels bound to that quarter are gen.
orally gone before 1 learn their des-
tination by the public papers. have
received from you, at different times,
several livraisons of your excellent
work on the forest trees of America, to
wit the 1st and End sur les Pins ct
Sapins ct sur les Chenes and the 9th
and 10th on the Betula, Castanea,
Fagus, Diospyros. etc. l have gone
over them with great pleasure and re-
ceived from them much information
which had escaped my own notice. al
tho the subjects lie under my eye.
They contain valuable addition to
The knowledge of American trees and
claim for you the thanks of all who
interest themselves in this most inter-
esting branch of science. I pray you to
accept my portion of that tribute as
being among those who set the high
est value on your work
have not seen the work of NJ. Tes-
sier, mentioned by You on the subject
of the Merinos, but that race of sheep
sively. The general attention paid to
them will soon render their wool an
article of export, altho' our own man
ufactures are fast increasing also and
will soon make us Independent of
England for manufacture of wool and
cotton as we'll as for many other
articles. Besides the domestic benefit to
be derived from this economy, the
political advantage of weakening per-
manently bitter and permanent enc
my are of real Importance. With every
wish for the successful prosecution of
the valuable labors you are engaged in.
he pleased to accept the assurance OF
my great respect and esteem.
TIL JEFFERSON.