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 Poor, Jefferson’s Library description begins Nathaniel P. Poor, Catalogue. President Jefferson’s Library, 1829 description ends , 7 [no. 303], see Josiah Meigs to TJ, 12 Oct. 1818).

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 10 October 1817
Author: Lambert, William
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 10 October 1817

Reference

Cite as: “William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 10 October 1817,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-12-02-0070. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 12, 1 September 1817 to 21 April 1818, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014, p. 86.]

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