de Bure Frères to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1820
From de Bure Frères
paris ce 26 juin 1820.
Monsieur
Nous avons l’honneur de vous prevenir que nous venons de vous expedier par l’entremise de M Beaslie, votre consul au havre, une petite Caisse, dont nous vous donnons la facture de l’autre coté. Nous sommes fachés de n’avoir point pu vous avoir tout ce que vous demandiez, mais notre correspondant a Leipsick, a qui nous avions demandé le Dion Cassius de Sturz, nous a dit qu’il n’avoit point paru. l’hesiode de heinrich, n’est point complet, ce n’est que le Scutum herculis; les autres ouvrages d’hesiode n’y sont point. nous avons eu le xenophon d’Edinbourg que vous nous marquiez, vous en serez Content, Monsieur, cette edition est tres bien imprimée, et tres agreable a lire. nous avons pu vous trouver le volume du ciceron variorum que vous nous demandiez, nous sommes bien aises d’avoir pu vous completter cet ouvrage, qui est tres estimé, et que l’on trouve difficilement complet.
la premiere livraison de la collection des moralistes francois, pour la quelle vous nous aviez ecrit de souscrire, vient de paroitre, vous la trouverez dans votre caisse, nous garderons les autres volumes a mesure qu’ils paroitront, pour votre premier envoi.
nous deduisons comme vous le verrez, Monsieur, l’argent que vous nous aviez envoyé de trop l’année derniere, sur le compte de cette année, de sorte que vous ne nous redevez maintenant que 38francs 40 Cent. cette somme pourra entrer dans le prochain compte, a moins qu’il ne vous soit plus commode de nous la faire remettre.
nous esperons, Monsieur, que cette petite caisse vous arrivera a bon port, nous l’avons bien recommandée a M Beaslie, et nous lui en avons marqué la valeur, pour qu’elle n’eprouve point de retards, ni de difficultés a vos Douanes.
| de Bure freres. |
| Libraires du Roi, et de la Bibliotheque du Roi. |
p.s. la nouvelle edition du manuel du libraire paroitra vers la fin de cette année.
Editors’ Translation
Paris 26 June 1820.
Sir
We have the honor of informing you that we just sent to you through Mr. Beasley, your consul at Le Havre, a small crate, for which we give you the invoice on the other side. We regret being unable to obtain everything you requested, but our correspondent in Leipzig, whom we had asked for Sturz’s Cassius Dio, told us that it had not been published. Heinrich’s Hesiod is incomplete. As it only includes the Scutum Herculis, Hesiod’s other works are not in it. We obtained the Xenophon printed in Edinburgh as you indicated. You will be happy with it, Sir. This edition is very well printed and pleasant to read. We were able to find you the variorum volume you requested of Cicero. We are quite happy that we could complete this work, which is highly esteemed and hard to locate complete.
The first volume of the Collection de Moralistes Français, to which you had asked us to subscribe, has just come out; you will find it in your crate. As the other volumes appear we will retain them for inclusion in your next shipment.
As you will see, Sir, we are deducting the surplus money you sent us last year from this year’s account. In consequence, you now owe us only 38 francs and 40 centimes. This sum can be included in your next account, unless it is more convenient for you to remit it to us sooner.
We hope, Sir, that this little crate will reach you safely. We have commended it to Mr. Beasley’s care and informed him of its value so as to avoid delays or difficulties from your customs.
| de Bure Frères. |
| Booksellers to the king, and to the royal library |
P.S. The new edition of the Manuel du Libraire will appear toward the end of this year.
RC (MHi); in the hand of a representative of de Bure Frères; addressed on verso of enclosure: “A Monsieur Monsieur th. jefferson, a Monticello, en Virginie Etats unis D’Amerique”; mistakenly endorsed by TJ as received 6 Aug. 1820, but correctly recorded in SJL as received 26 Aug. 1820. Dupl (MHi); in the hand of a different representative of the firm, but signed in the same hand as RC; at head of text in signer’s hand: “Duplicata”; addressed as above; with notation on address cover signed by Daniel Brent as TJ’s “faithful & Respectful servt” and dated Department of State, 24 Sept. 1820, indicating that he had forwarded the letter to Milton; endorsed by TJ as a triplicate received 5 Oct. 1820. Tripl (MHi); on one sheet folded to form four pages, with enclosure on p. 1, letter on p. 3, and address on p. 4; with same signer as RC and Dupl and in hand of same representative as Dupl; at head of text in signer’s hand: “triplicata”; addressed as above; stamp canceled; franked; stamped “SHIP”; postmarked New York, 21 Sept.; endorsed by TJ as a duplicate received 28 Sept. 1820. Translation by Dr. Genevieve Moene. Enclosed in Reuben G. Beasley to TJ, 8 July 1820.
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- Beasley, Reuben Gaunt; and books for TJ search
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- Brunet, Jacques Charles; Manuel du Libraire et de l’Amateur de Livres search
- Cassius Dio; edition of by F. W. Sturz search
- Cicero; M. Tullii Ciceronis Epistolarum ad Quintum Fratrem Libri Tres, et ad Brutum Liber Unus search
- Collection de Moralistes Français, (Montaigne,—Charron,—Pascal,—La Rouchefoucauld,—La Bruyère,—Vauvenargues,—Duclos); publiée avec des commentaires et de nouvelles notices biographiques (ed. A. Duval) search
- de Bure Frères (Paris firm); invoices from search
- de Bure Frères (Paris firm); letters from search
- de Bure Frères (Paris firm); TJ purchases books from search
- de Bure Frères (Paris firm); TJ’s account with search
- Duval, Amaury; editsCollection de Moralistes Français, (Montaigne,—Charron,—Pascal,—La Rouchefoucauld,—La Bruyère,—Vauvenargues,—Duclos); publiée avec des commentaires et de nouvelles notices biographiques search
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- Heinrich, Karl Friedrich; editsHesiodi Scutum Herculis cum Grammaticorum Scholiis Graecis (Hesiod) search
- Hesiod (Greek poet); Hesiodi Scutum Herculis cum Grammaticorum Scholiis Graecis (ed. K. F. Heinrich) search
- Hesiodi Scutum Herculis cum Grammaticorum Scholiis Graecis (Hesiod; ed. K. F. Heinrich) search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; purchases from de Bure Frères search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with de Bure Frères search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; Invoice from de Bure Frères search
- M. Tullii Ciceronis Epistolarum ad Quintum Fratrem Libri Tres, et ad Brutum Liber Unus (Cicero) search
- Manuel du Libraire et de l’Amateur de Livres (J. C. Brunet) search
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- Sturz, Friedrich Wilhelm; edits works of Cassius Dio search
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- Xenophontis quae exstant Opera, Graece & Latine, ex editionibus Schneideri et Zeunii (Xenophon; eds. J. G. Schneider and J. C. Zeune) search
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