Letter To Jefferson Author:Howard Tamms The Honorable Thomas Jefferson — Monticello, Virginia — Dear Sir: — When in the course of an evening's television it became necessary to read a book instead, I reached for one from a dusty shelf of books I will read when I have a little time. This on happened to be ours. that in itself must be surprising to you, inasmuch as you cannot remember ev... more »er having written a book, but this is easily explained. This is a collection of excerpts form the many personal letters yo wrote, excerpts grouped as to subject matter and made into an interesting volume.« less