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To Thomas Jefferson from David Gelston, 5 June 1804

From David Gelston

New York June 5th. 1804.

Sir,

By the Ship Pyomingo from Leghorn I have received a letter from Mr. Appleton, a copy of which is enclosed—the articles shall be forwarded by the first vessel to Alexandria or Georgetown—

I have the honor to be, with great respect, Sir, your obedient servant

David Gelston

RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson President U.S.”; endorsed by TJ as received 7 June and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Thomas Appleton to David Gelston, 17 Mch. 1804, requesting that the shipment containing “seven painted books, a Barrel or Tierce No. 2 of Vine Cuttings, together with three boxes of Tuscan Wine, No. 3, 4, & 5” that he is sending on the Pyomingo be forwarded to the president without delay as the vines require immediate planting (Tr in same); see also Appleton to TJ, 15 Mch.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from David Gelston, 5 June 1804
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    5 June 1804

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from David Gelston, 5 June 1804,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-43-02-0434. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 43, 11 March–30 June 1804, ed. James P. McClure. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017, p. 540.]

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