Thomas Jefferson actually said...

"I request their return, and that their contents may not be made public."

"Besides the advantage of placing it under the immediate eye of the Government, it may render its benefits common to the Naval Department, and will furnish opportunities of selecting on better informat..."

"The scale on which the Military Academy at West Point was originally established is become too limited to furnish the number of well-instructed subjects in the different branches of artillery and engi..."

"The want of such characters is already sensibly felt, and will be increased with the enlargement of our plans of military preparation."