Thomas Jefferson to John B. Magruder, 19 February 1812

To John B. Magruder

Monticello Feb. 19. 12.

Sir

I did not recieve your letter of Jan. 27. till the 15th inst. I immediately wrote to mr Perry pressing a performance of his contract without further delay. I inclose you his answer and hope he will do what he therein promises. Accept the assurances of my esteem & respect.

Th: Jefferson

PoC (MHi); at foot of text: “Mr Magruder”; endorsed by TJ. Enclosure: John M. Perry to TJ, 18 Feb. 1812, not found, but recorded in SJL as received from Albemarle the same day.

A letter of 23 Apr. 1812 from John M. Perry to TJ, not found, is recorded in SJL as received from Charlottesville the same day. For a sense of its possible contents, see TJ’s 19 Apr. 1812 notes printed at his 20 Jan. 1810 letter to Perry.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Thomas Jefferson to John B. Magruder, 19 February 1812
Author: Jefferson, Thomas
Recipient: Magruder, John B.
Date: 19 February 1812

Reference

Cite as: “Thomas Jefferson to John B. Magruder, 19 February 1812,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-04-02-0395. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, pp. 509–510.]

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