1John Rhea to Thomas Jefferson, 20 November 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I had proceeded to the Westward beyond Knoxville , and previous to my return came, to the post office there, Your letter of the 22 d of September last inclosing one to M r Correa —Your letter had been some time in the office, and there is reason to believe that M r Correa , if he passed through Knoxville , had gone through, during my absence from that place—I would have wrote to You from...