THOMAS JEFFERSON, Washington, to PHILIP MAZZEI.

Scope and content:

Conveys personal and public news. Topics include his health; Mazzei's marriage; a humorous comment on marriage in general; vetches; cymling and squash seeds, with a suggestion for hybridizing; the sale of Colle; the poverty of an old friend; Bishop James Madison and his new cabinet officers.

Physical description:

ALS. 2 pp., with attached address leaf.

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