Letter from Jonathan Williams to Alden Partridge, 8 November 1814
Writes regarding Partridge's experiments with the cycloid; mentions a paper published by a Mr. Wood of Richmond, VA, on the orbits of the planets; also mentions a work by a Mr. Adrain on weights and measures. ; Williams was the first Superintendent of West Point. The return address of Mount Pleasant refers to Williams' historic mansion in the Fairmount Park neighborhood of Philadelphia. Transcription by Alison Horner. Transcriptions may be subject to error.