Thomas Jefferson Papers

Peter Stephen Chazotte to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1821

From Peter Stephen Chazotte

Philadelphia 15th Jany 1821.

Sir

Permit me again to trouble you, and allow me, to do myself the honour of presenting you with a pamphlet, containing facts and observations, on the policy of immediately introducing the rich culture of coffee, cocoa, vines, olives, capers, almonds, &a &a In East Florida and in the Southern States, and which, I flatter myself, you will do me the honour to accept and give to it a moment’s perusal. On a subject of such national importance, and which may raise the United States to the highest degree of power, riches and commerce, the opinion of your Excellency will be received with perfect defference and respect by:

your Excellency,   most humble & obedt Servt

Pr Stephen Chazotte

RC (DLC); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 28 Jan. 1821 and so recorded in SJL; with FC of TJ to Chazotte, 29 Jan. 1821, on verso. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Lafayette, 22 Mar. 1821, on verso; addressed: “To his Excellency Thomas Jefferson, Esqr Montecello Virginia.” Enclosure: Chazotte, Facts and Observations on the Culture of Vines, Olives, Capers, Almonds, &c. in the Southern States, and of Coffee, Cocoa, and Cochineal, in East Florida (Philadelphia, 1821).

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  • agriculture; books on search
  • almonds; cultivation of search
  • books; on agriculture search
  • capers search
  • Chazotte, Peter Stephen; Facts and Observations on the Culture of Vines, Olives, Capers, Almonds, &c. in the Southern States, and of Coffee, Cocoa, and Cochineal, in East Florida search
  • Chazotte, Peter Stephen; letters from search
  • cocoa; cultivation of search
  • coffee; cultivation of search
  • East Florida; agricultural products of search
  • Facts and Observations on the Culture of Vines, Olives, Capers, Almonds, &c. in the Southern States, and of Coffee, Cocoa, and Cochineal, in East Florida (P. S. Chazotte) search
  • food; almonds search
  • food; capers search
  • food; cocoa search
  • food; grapes search
  • food; olives search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
  • olives; cultivation of search
  • viticulture; in U.S. search