William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 10 October 1817
From William Lambert
City of Washington; October 10th 1817.
Sir,
I have the honor to inclose, for your acceptance, two printed copies of abstracts of calculations to ascertain the longitude of the capitol in this city, from Greenwich observatory, in England, and to be, with great respect,
Your most obedt servant,
William Lambert.
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 17 Oct. 1817 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosures: two copies of Lambert, Abstracts of Calculations, to ascertain the Longitude of the Capitol, in the City of Washington, from Greenwich Observatory, in England (Washington City, 1817; for another copy, listed in , 7 [no. 303], see Josiah Meigs to TJ, 12 Oct. 1818).
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