Charles Clay to Thomas Jefferson, 23 May 1815
From Charles Clay
may 23. 15
C. Clay to Mr Tho. Jefferson
thro’ forgetfulness inattention or Some other Cause I am unable to hint to Cap. Slaughter the precise nature of the Service for which he is wanted.—whether it is a Superintendance of the business in its present form, as inspector Genl or in a more particular & pointed manner, Such as I Suppose mr Goodman now Acts in—breviter is it to overlook the Overseers & people or the1 people only
RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Tho. Jefferson Esqre Poplar Forest”; endorsed by TJ as received 23 May 1815 and so recorded in SJL.
breviter: “in short; briefly.”
1. Manuscript: “the the.”
Index Entries
- Clay, Charles; and superintendent for Poplar Forest search
- Clay, Charles; letters from search
- Goodman, Jeremiah Augustus; as Poplar Forest overseer search
- overseers; hiring of search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); Overseers at; TJ seeks replacement for search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); superintendent of search
- Slaughter, Joseph; considered by TJ for employment search