Letter to Daniel H. Miller [manuscript], 1808 December 24.

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Letter to Daniel H. Miller [manuscript], 1808 December 24.

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Wilson writes about his trip into the South to obtain subscribers for his "American Ornithology." He mentions the variety of characters he encountered, the wretched conditions of slaves along his journey, and his visit with Thomas Jefferson at the White House who gave him a letter of introduction to a gentleman in Virginia acquainted with a [former slave?] who had spent his whole life studying the habits of birds.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Miller, Daniel H., fl. 1808-1809,

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813

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"Father of American ornithology." From the description of Letter to Daniel H. Miller [manuscript], 1808 December 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647841763 From the description of Letter to Daniel H. Miller [manuscirpt], 1809 February 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48823462 Epithet: Secretary, Society for Emancipation of Industry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc...