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To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 2 March 1805

From Henry Dearborn

March 2d. 1805

Sir

The celebrated preacher, Dow, who has returned from a long tour southward & westward, and which extended into Lower Louisiana; was requested to deliver the articles accompanying this, to you, he gave them to me this morning and desired me send them to you.

Yours,

H. Dearborn

RC (DLC); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 1 Mch. received 2 Mch. and so recorded in SJL; also endorsed by TJ: “with ores from Dow”; notation in SJL: “with ores from Louisa.” Enclosure: Samuel Cobun to Lorenzo Dow, 8 Dec. 1804, enclosing ore samples he collected in Louisiana from various springs and creeks near the Ouachita River; Cobun considers the land in Louisiana between the Arkansas and Opelousas Rivers as “generally speaking very poor”; much of it is pine barren or liable to flooding, while the best parts have already been granted by Spain; Cobun asks Dow to present a map “to the presedent & If any Encouragement for a further persuit of New Discovereys I will undertake again next summer”; Cobun notes that any letters for him should be sent to the post office in Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory (RC in DLC; endorsed by TJ: “Cobun to Dow. with ores”).

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