Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 31 December 1816
To John Barnes
Monticello Dec. 31. 16.
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 23d came to hand last night, and I now inclose you two powers of Attorney, one to be used at each place, and copied verbatim from the form in your letter. I have not attested it before a magistrate, because it would cost me a ride of many miles to find one, which I am not able to take, but it is impossible that this can be requisite for a power of attorney to transfer a mere personal property. my hand fails me so much in writing that I can only add my affectionate and friendly salutations.
Th: Jefferson
P.S. will you be so good as to jog mr Millegan’s memory?
PoC (DLC); on verso of reused address cover of John D. Vaughan to TJ, 30 Nov. 1816; postscript adjacent to signature; at foot of text: “Mr Barnes”; endorsed by TJ.
For TJ’s earlier request that Barnes jog Joseph Milligan concerning Destutt de Tracy’s Treatise on Political Economy, see his second letter to Barnes of 12 Oct. 1816.
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