Webster's 1806 Compendious Dictionary was not the only dictionary TJ owned, but probably the one he used the most. Too bad Webster's big one in 1828 arrived too late for Jefferson to use; it most likely would have changed TJ's opinion. ( )

... I view Webster as a mere pedagogue, of very limited understanding and very strong prejudices and party passions ... (TJ to James Madison, 12 August 1804)

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbc3&fileName=rbc0001_2007jeffca...