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Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1820

From Reuben G. Beasley

Havre, July 8, 1820.

Dear Sir,

I have the pleasure to enclose a letter from your Booksellers in Paris, and to say that I have this day put on board of the American ship Comet, Hall master, directed to the care of the Collector at New York, the packet which came with the letter and requested him to forward the same to you.

With great respect & esteem I am Dear Sir, Your Obedient Servant.

R G Beasley

RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr &c. &c. &c.”; endorsed by TJ as received 26 Aug. 1820 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: de Bure Frères to TJ, 26 June 1820, and enclosure.

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Title
Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1820
Author
Beasley, Reuben G.
Recipient
Jefferson, Thomas
Date
8 July 1820

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“Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1820,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-16-02-0067. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 16, 1 June 1820 to 28 February 1821, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019, p. 89.]

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