James Riley to Thomas Jefferson, 28 January 1819
From James Riley
Washington Jany 28, 1819
Honourable Sir
On my arrival in this City a few days since I had the honour of receiving your favour acknowledging the receipt of mine & mr Simpsons Petition which has since been laid before the Senate
For your goodness I beg you to accept my most unfeigned thanks, I shall send a copy of your letter to mr Simpson & have great hopes that it will cause congress to view his situation in a more favourable light,
I have now the pleasure to send you a Copy of my Narrative which you will do me the honour to accept
And with the truest sentiments of Veneration & esteem, I am Sir your most humble & most devoted admirer & servant
James Riley
RC (ViW: TC-JP); at foot of text: “Honle Thomas Jefferson”; mistakenly endorsed by TJ as a letter of 28 Jan. 1818 received 31 Jan. Recorded in SJL as a letter of 28 Jan. 1819 received three days later. Enclosure: Riley, An Authentic Narrative of the loss of the American Brig Commerce (3d ed., New York, 1818; , 7 [no. 334]; TJ’s copy in CSmH, inscribed on flyleaf to “Honle Thomas Jefferson Late President of the United States From his most devoted grateful & Obedient Servant James Riley Washington. Jany 1819,” with William K. Bixby’s bookplate).
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