1James W. Wallace to Thomas Jefferson, 10 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
A few days since passing by Elk Run Church , a Gentleman presented me with a very large tooth, several having been found together about four feet below the Surface of the Earth . You will at once see how widely it differs from the tooth of the mammoth, by the impressions which it makes on the enclosed papers. the post master thinks it cannot be sent by the mail, or I would enclose it to you....
2Enclosure: James W. Wallace’s Impressions of a Mammoth’s Tooth, [ca. 10 October 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
Impression by the upper Surface Impression by the Upper Surface Impression by the Upper Surface Impression made by the side of the tooth MS ( DLC: TJ Papers , 202:35899–902); captions in Wallace ’s hand, with each impression on a separate piece of paper; undated.
3James W. Wallace to Thomas Jefferson, 11 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of October last gave me the first Knowledge of an American species of Elephant. I find teeth similar to those found in Fauquier , in the possession of the Philosophical Society , as well as in M r Peale s Museum. I am now attending my last & tenth course of Lectures and dissections , and shall remain here untill March. if I can render you in any way any Service, do call on me, you can’t...