Autograph letter signed : New York, to Thomas Jefferson, 1810 Mar. 28.

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Autograph letter signed : New York, to Thomas Jefferson, 1810 Mar. 28.

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Sending him "a sketch of a self acting BeĢlier Hydraulic" and instructions for constructing it; saying "Perhaps the enthusiasm which is necessary to urge an inventor to unremitting exertion has carried my views beyond the power of Torpedoes," and offering his views on the efficacy of torpedo boats.

1 item (3 1/4 p.) ; 24.2 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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