Queen's Coll. Dec. 10. 1760

Dear Sir,

I was favoured with Your Letter — My little

Pupil's Verses were indeed very pretty for one of his Years:

Yet perhaps they would have been still better, had he been

sooner settled in his own Room. If I mistake not, they

were begun only on the Monday preceding the Thursday on

which they were shew'd up. — I mentioned to him

what You writ in relation to his getting a Pair of

strong Shoes made to wear in very wet weather. —

You may depend on my Endeavours to keep him to

his private Studies in the manner You desired.—

Your Desire to have him spend his Christmas Holy-

-days with You in Town, will be very readily complied

with: And the kind Invitation You give me to the

same place, is extremely obliging; but I am afraid

it will hardly be in my Power to accept of it at

this time. I am, Sir, Y. r most obed. t hble Serv. t J. Jefferson