To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 27 December 1803
From J. P. G. Muhlenberg
Philadelphia Decr. 27th. 1803—
Sir
Enclos’d I have the Honor to transmit a Letter I have just recievd from Mr. Jarvis of Lisbon—The two Pipes of Wine mentiond in the Letter, are on Board the Ship Edward, now in this Port, and will be landed, & Stor’d imediately, but as no Oppertunity offers at present, to Ship the Wine to Richmond, I have to request The President will be pleas’d to direct, whether the Wine may be Shippd to Alexandria or Georgetown, or whether it must be forwarded to Richmond, agreeably to the directions of Mr. Jarvis—Mr. Hulings at New Orleans, has forwarded, & directed to my care, one Barrell Missisippi Water, for the President, which I shall forward by the first Opportunity to Alexandria or Georgetown.
I have the Honor to be with Perfect Respect Sir Your Obedt servt
P Muhlenberg
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “The President of The United States”; endorsed by TJ as received 30 Dec. and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found, but see William Jarvis to TJ, 26 Oct.
In a letter of 3 Nov. to Muhlenberg, enclosed here or in a subsequent communication, William E. hulings reported that Hore Browse Trist had shipped to him two barrels of water from the Mississippi River intended for the president. One of the barrels had drained completely, but Hulings was able to ship the other, “said to be in bottles,” to Muhlenberg (RC in MHi; see also Hore Browse Trist to TJ, 28 Sep.).