1From George Ic to James Madison, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
If you may please to look over these lines, thinking of their Merit. In the year 1766 or when I was about fourteen years of age, when I was looking for fishworms, for Angle fishing, the foundation of my Since Experience, toke place in my Understanding, with such a demonstration that it was left without any Doubt. I can give my reasons for it. N ear 20 years ago, I tried it with potatoes. It...
2To Thomas Jefferson from George Ic, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
If you may please to look over these lines, thinking of their Merit. In the year 1766. or when I was about fourteen years of age, when I was looking for fishworms, for Angle fishing, the foundation of my since Experience, toke place in my Understanding, with such a demonstration that it was left without any Doubt.—I can give my reasons for it.— Near 20 years ago, I tried it with potatoes, it...