From Thomas Jefferson to Mathew Carey, 3 February 1805
To Mathew Carey
Feb. 3. 05.
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Cary; since speaking on the editions of the N. Testament, he has found that mr Reibelt of Baltimore has a French 12mo. edition for which he has accordingly written. he will therefore trouble mr Cary, only for the Greek & English editions which mr Cary said could be had in Philadelphia, and the 8vo. edition of the bible lately published in Philadelphia in 4. vols.
RC (ViU); addressed: “Mr. Matthew Cary Philadelphia <at Stelle’s hotel>”; franked. Not recorded in SJL.
he has accordingly written: TJ to Philippe Reibelt, 31 Jan.; see also Reibelt to TJ, 2 Feb.
bible lately published in Philadelphia: probably Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations, Diligently Compared and Revised, published in four volumes in Philadelphia in 1804 by Benjamin Johnson and Abraham O. Stansbury.