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To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 30 December 1792

From George Washington

Sunday Morning 30th. Decr. 1792

The Letter to Mr. Pinckney meets my ideas—but after mentioning Sweden as the Country most likely to obtain Copper from, I think it would be better not to confine him to the purchase there.

G W——n

RC (DLC); addressed: “The Secrety. of State”; endorsed by TJ as received 30 Dec. 1792. Recorded in SJPL.

TJ’s letter to Mr. Pinckney, as amended in light of Washington’s comment, is dated 30 Dec. 1792.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 30 December 1792
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    Washington, George
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    30 December 1792

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 30 December 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-24-02-0779. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 24, 1 June–31 December 1792, ed. John Catanzariti. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990, p. 804.]

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