Samuel Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1811

From Samuel Carr

Dunlora March 16. 1811

Dear Sir

I will See Mr Clarkson tomorrow and endeavor to purchase the Horse upon the best terms I can for you. Shall not exceed the sum mentioned and will inform you of the result of my visit to him without delay. For the beans and Benni be pleasd to accept my thanks and believe me

yrs affectionatly

Samuel Carr

RC (ViU: TJP-CC); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esquire Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 17 Mar. 1811 and so recorded in SJL.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Samuel Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1811
Author: Carr, Samuel
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 16 March 1811

Reference

Cite as: “Samuel Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1811,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-03-02-0340. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 3, 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006, p. 454.]

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