Positive reconstruction · reader-scoped, not an inferred-absence lacuna
This reconstruction covers the readable fraction of Thomas Jefferson's formation -- attested reading and writing only, not the whole of a life.
Thomas Jefferson and Pamphlet enclosed with the letter of April 10th, 1802
Thomas Jefferson's attested relationship to Pamphlet enclosed with the letter of April 10th, 1802.
Thomas Jefferson is attested as having read this work by Joseph Priestley.
Evidence ledger
- First-person reading testimony (Explicit first-person reading: 'I received in due time the letter of April 10th... with the pamphlet it enclosed, which I read with the pleasure I do everything from you.' The author is the addressee (Doctor Priestley); the pamphlet is designated by its transmission; proposed as a new Work.). Self-report reliability discount 0.8: Explicit reading with the affectionate formula 'the pleasure I do everything from you' - author-flattery discount; consistent with his documented standing engagement with Priestley's writings (the dozen distributed sets).