To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 2 January 1805
From Albert Gallatin
2d Jany. 1805
It was intended that the payment of the 2d instt. to Maryland should be paid on 1st Jany. 1805; and the sooner the enclosed certificates are signed, the better it will be in order to save interest
Respectfully submitted
Albert Gallatin
RC (DLC); addressed: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 2 Jan. and “Maryld. loan” and so recorded in SJL. Enclosures not found.
payment: on 2 Jan., Thomas Munroe sent Benjamin Harwood, treasurer of the western shore of Maryland, a draft for $42,400 for payment of the second installment and interest on the Maryland loan to the city of Washington, payable on 1 Jan. Munroe explained that the draft had not been sent in the previous day’s Annapolis mail because it was New Year’s Day (DNA: RG 42, LRDLS).