engagedhimtoinquireforthis；hewastherejustaftertheharvest，procuredandsentmeathirty-galloncaskofit。Itarrivedintimetheensuingspringtobesown。IdivideditbetweentheAgriculturalSocietyofCharlestonandsomeprivategentlemenofGeorgia，recommendingittotheircare，inthehopewhichhadinducedmetoendeavortoobtainit，thatifitansweredaswellastheswamprice，itmightridthemofthatsourceoftheirsummerdiseases。NothingcameofthetrialsinSouthCarolina，butbeingcarriedintotheupperhillypartsofGeorgia，itsucceededthereperfectly，hasspreadoverthecountry，andisnowcommonlycultivated；still，however，forfamilyusechiefly，astheycannotmakeitforsaleincompetitionwiththericeoftheswamps。Theformerpartofthesedetailsiswrittenfrommemory，thepapersbeingatMonticellowhichwouldenablemetoparticularizeexactlythedatesoftimesandplaces。ThelatterpartisfromthelateMr。Baldwin，oneofthosewhomIengagedinthedistributionoftheseedinGeorgia，andwhoinhisannualattendanceonCongress，gavemefromtimetotimethehistoryofitsprogress。IthasgotfromGeorgiaintoKentucky，whereitiscultivatedbymanyindividualsforfamilyuse。I
cultivatedittwoorthreeyearsatMonticello，andhadgoodcrops，asdidmyneighbors，butnothavingconveniencesforhuskingit，wedeclinedit。Itriedsomeofitinapot，whileIlivedinPhiladelphia，andgaveseedtoMr。Bartram。Itproducedluxuriantplantswithusboth，butnoseed；nordoIbelieveitwillripenintheUnitedStatesasfarnorthasPhiladelphia。BusinessandanindispositionofsomedaysmustapologizeforthisdelayinansweringyourletterofOctober24th，whichIdidnotreceivetillthe6thofNovember。Andpermitmeheretoaddmysalutationsandassurancesofesteemandrespect。”LASTTRIALFORPEACE”
_ToJamesMonroe_
_Washington，January28，1809_
DEARSIR，——Yourfavorofthe18thwasreceivedinduetime，andtheanswerhasbeendelayedaswellbyapressureofbusiness，asbytheexpectationofyourabsencefromRichmond。