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。

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