John Williams to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1812

From John Williams

235 Pearl Street New York April 23rd 1812

Sir

A few days since a small package of Coffee, directed to you, came into my hands; the package has been lying in this City for more than a twelvemonth—but from whence it came I am unable to ascertain —I shall be happy to follow any instructions you may give respecting it & am

With great respect

Your obt, humble Servant

John Williams

RC (MoSHi: TJC-BC); dateline at foot of text; at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 29 Apr. 1812 and so recorded in SJL.

The mercantile firm of E. Williams operated at 235 Pearl Street for roughly a decade beginning about 1811 (Longworth’s New York Directory description begins Longworth’s American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory. New York, 1796–1842 (title varies; cited by year of publication) description ends [1811], 325; [1821], 471).

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: John Williams to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1812
Author: Williams, John
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 23 April 1812

Reference

Cite as: “John Williams to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1812,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-04-02-0543. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, p. 662.]

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