Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States, 1801-1809, and of the American Philosophical Society, 1797-1815.
2 bound documents in 1 volume, 24 p.
Presented by Thomas Jefferson and accessioned, 1817 (1817 15420).
Microfilm 199, 70 and 71.
This bound volume contains two discreet documents written by Thomas Jefferson (which have been subsequently printed in various sources). The first is a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Peter Du Ponceau dated Monticello, December 30, 1817. In it, Jefferson discusses his acquisition of Louisiana, his Indian vocabularies, and Meriwether Lewis' contributions to it.
The second document is an essay on Louisiana, its boundaries, and its history. It opens with a chronology that begins in 1673, discusses its limits, and then provides a detailed account of the wars European nations fought over it.