1To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Ward, 23 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure & Honor to inform you, that in Consequence of the high opinion I have and entertain of your Superior talents integrity & political sentiments, that I have taken the liberty to Baptize one of My Sons and to use the highly respectable Name of Thomas Jefferson. This I hope will not be offensive to you, or be thought presumptious of me, as it has been the Custom in all ages &...