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Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 16 October 1819

To James Leitch

Oct. 16. 19.

about 15. or 20. ℔ of Cotton yarn which Burwell reports that mr Leitch has fit for negro cloth.

a ream of best letter paper

Th:J.

RC (Mrs. J. Sharshall Grasty, Charlottesville, 1947; photocopy in ViU: TJP); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “mr James Leitch.” Not recorded in SJL.

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Jefferson Papers
Title
Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 16 October 1819
Author
Jefferson, Thomas
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Leitch, James
Date
16 October 1819

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“Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 16 October 1819,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-15-02-0100. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 15, 1 September 1819 to 31 May 1820, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018, p. 134.]

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