Letter, 1825 October 27, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to John Pickering, n.p.

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Letter, 1825 October 27, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to John Pickering, n.p.

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Thanks him for favor of 10th and two pamphlets on Gr[eek] grammar; discusses various Greek grammars; school of ancient languages has been obliged to recieve very indifferent teachers; [Univ. of Va?] professors most commonly use texts by Matthia and Buttman; indisposition has confirmed him to recumbent position for five months; impatient for Pickering's dictionary.

1 p. on 1leaf ; 25 cm. x 20 cm.

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