Hugh Henry Brackenridge, 1748-1816, jurist and author. Modern Chivalry is a satirical novel. In the Introduction to the third volume is a poem entitled Cincinnatus , satirizing the Society of the Cincinnati. Brackenridge was a friend of Jefferson; for other works by him in this Catalogue, see the Index.

Jefferson’s copy was sent to him by William O. Allens, who wrote from St. Louis on February 9, 1810: “On the 28-9 p. of the enclosed Book you will find “the Speech of Logan”. It bears date in London, 1780.

"Your first addition, of the “ Notes on Virginia ” was, I believe, printed in Paris, 1783. A long time posterior to their appearance, the Authenticity of that much admired speech, was questioned, by the calumny, of L. Martin Esq ^r. .

"In a subsequent addition of the Notes, I have, with great pleasure, read, proof positive, as to the certainty of, and the transactions, attendant on, Logans Speech. But Sir, I have thought, that the Vagrant production, now sent, had not found its way to your library, at the date of the last addition. For that reason, I now intrude it, on your attention--It recently fell into my hands. An American, a Virginian, feels proud at the recollection, of his State and Country. And, that pride, is much elevated, by the honor of calling Author, of the “Notes on Virginia” his fellow-statesman . . .”

Jefferson replied from Monticello on April 20: “ I have duly recieved your favor of Feb. 9. with the copy of the publication called Love & Madness which it inclosed, & beg leave to return you my thanks, for this mark of your attention. when I collected the proofs of the genuineness of Logan’s speech I did not know of this publication containing it. I afterwards recieved it from a friend. but that which you send me is of an edition older by several years than the one I had before recieved, & proving so much more strongly it’s earlier publication than in the Notes on Virginia. with my acknowlegements for this kindness be pleased to accept the assurance of my respects. ”

For the Notes on Virginia and the Appendix to the Notes, see nos. 4167, 3225, and 4051.

Sir Herbert Croft, Bt., 1751-1816, English author. This anonymously published work is ascribed to him in his life in the D.N.B. (by W. P. Courtney), and in all the bibliographies consulted except the British Museum Catalogue, where it appears under the title, and under H., Mr. The first edition was printed in 1780 in octavo, and the Logan speech occurs on the same pages as in the duodecimo edition, pages 28 and 29. A copy of the second edition has not been traced, but the third edition, 1780, answers to the description given by Allens and Jefferson. The book went through at least seven editions, all printed by Kearsley, [ sic -- Ed. ] of which copies of the first and third, 1780, and of “A New Edition, corrected”, 1786, are in the Library of Congress.