David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 15 September 1820

From David Gelston

New York September 15th 1820.

Dear Sir,

I have this day shipped the small bale of books, bill of lading enclosed,

I wish them safe to hand, and am, with great affection and esteem,

Dear Sir, your obedient servant,

David Gelston

RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 24 Sept. 1820 and so recorded in SJL; with TJ’s notation adjacent to endorsement: “7.75.” RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Joel Yancey, 18 Aug. 1821, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esquire Monticello”; franked; postmarked New York, 16 Sept.; redirected in an unidentified hand above postmark: “Fwd From Monticello Sullivan County New York.” Enclosure not found.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 15 September 1820
Author: Gelston, David
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 15 September 1820

Reference

Cite as: “David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 15 September 1820,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-16-02-0212. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 16, 1 June 1820 to 28 February 1821, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019, p. 265.]

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