BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE, Cambridge, Mass., to THOMAS JEFFERSON, Monticello., 1824

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Recommends the Rev. Joseph P. Bertrum, who wishes to teach at the University of Virginia. Failure of John Adams "animal economy" but not his intellectual powers. Foresees trouble about inscription on Bunker Hill Monument. Republic ungrateful in not providing one for Samuel Adams. Enclosure: "Heads of a Course of Lectures on Natural History given annually (since 1788) in the University of Cambridge, by B. Waterhouse, M. D." [2120]

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ALS. 2 pp. Endorsed by T. J. Enclosure: Broadside. 1 pp.

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