Letter, 1823 February 26, Mont[icell]o, [Albemarle County], Virginia, to John Pickering, n.p.

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Letter, 1823 February 26, Mont[icell]o, [Albemarle County], Virginia, to John Pickering, n.p.

Thanks him for treatise on Indian languages; glad to see them thought worthy of his attention; glad to hear he is preparing a Greek and English dictionary; Planche's Greek and French dictionary is vaulable; however, prefers plan of Stephens or Scapula.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 25 cm. x 10 cm.

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