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Bernard McMahon to Thomas Jefferson, 16 September 1812

From Bernard McMahon

Philadelphia 16th Septr 1812

Dear Sir

I do myself the pleasure of sending you by this mail, in a small box, 3 roots of Crown Imperial which cary two tiers of flowers when in very luxuriant growth; also 12 Roots of Gladiolus communis; both kinds hardy and fit for the open ground—please to have them planted as soon as possible. I will send you other kinds of bulbs by subsequent mails and am Sir

Yours most respectfully

Bernd McMahon

RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 24 Sept. 1812 and so recorded in SJL.

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Bernard McMahon to Thomas Jefferson, 16 September 1812
Author
McMahon, Bernard
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Jefferson, Thomas
Date
16 September 1812

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“Bernard McMahon to Thomas Jefferson, 16 September 1812,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-05-02-0290. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 5, 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 346.]

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