We must
be contented to accept of its good, and to cure what is evil in it
hereafter. It seems necessary for our happiness at home; I am sure it is
so for our respectability abroad. I shall, at all times, be glad to hear
from you, from New York, from Kentucky, or whatever region of the
earth you inhabit; being with sentiments of very sincere esteem and
attachment, Dear Sir, your friend and servant,
Th: Jefferson.
LETTER CXXXVIII.--TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, May 27, 1788
TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL.
Paris, May 27, 1788.
Dear Sir,
Your favors of April the 14th and 29th, and May the 8th, have lately
come to hand. That of January the 29th, by M. de Moinedo, had been left
here during my absence on a journey to Amsterdam. That gentleman had
gone, as I presume, before my return, from my being unable to learn any
thing of him.
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With respect to the Isthmus of Panama, I am assured by Burgoine (who
would not chose to be named, however), that a survey was made, that a
canal appeared very practicable, and that the idea was suppressed for
political reasons altogether.
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