Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from William Helms, 20 January 1803

From William Helms

Thursday, 20th Jany 1803

Helms, informs the President of the United States, he cannot accept his invitation, contained in his note of yesterday, to dine on friday.

RC (MHi); addressed: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ: “Helms J.”

TJ’s note of yesterday to the New Jersey congressman is not recorded in SJL and has not been found.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from William Helms, 20 January 1803
    Author
    Helms, William
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    20 January 1803

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from William Helms, 20 January 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-39-02-0314. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 39, 13 November 1802–3 March 1803, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012, p. 368.]

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