Joseph Delaplaine to Thomas Jefferson, 30 April 1814
From Joseph Delaplaine
Philadelphia April 30. 1814.
Sir,
Since I took the liberty of writing to you respecting the portraits of Columbus & Americus Vespusius, I am enabled to send you a perfect proposal of my Biographical work, in the first volume of which your portrait & a Biographical skectch of your life will be given.
I shall be happy if you will authorize me to put [your]1 name with others on my list as a subscriber.
With the highest respect & esteem
I am your obedt huml servt
Joseph Delaplaine
RC (DLC); at foot of text: “The Honble Thomas Jefferson late Prest of the U. States”; endorsed by TJ as received 7 May 1814 and so recorded in SJL.
For the proposal of my biographical work see note to Delaplaine to TJ, 16 Apr. 1814.
1. Omitted word editorially supplied.
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- Delaplaine, Joseph; letters from search
- Delaplaine, Joseph; proposal for printing Delaplaine’s Repository search
- Repository of the Lives and Portraits of Distinguished Americans (J. Delaplaine) search
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