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To Thomas Jefferson from James Mercer, [before 23 October] 1779

From James Mercer

[Before 23 October] 1779

Mr. Mercer’s most respectfull Compliments wait on the Governor. The Auditors say that the inclos’d order must have his Name to it before they can issue a Warrant on the treasurer. Mr. Mercer begs pardon for troubling him.

RC (Vi); without date. Addressed: “His Excelly Thos Jefferson.” Docketed in a clerk’s hand: “James Mercer £150, Octobr. 23d. 1779. On Account”; and in another hand, “Delegate in Congress.” TJ used the bottom of the page for his reply. Enclosure not found.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from James Mercer, [before 23 October] 1779
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    Mercer, James
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    23 October 1779

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from James Mercer, [before 23 October] 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0133. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 3, 18 June 1779 – 30 September 1780, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951, p. 112.]

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