Mathew Carey & Son to Thomas Jefferson, 28 September 1819
From Mathew Carey & Son
Phil. sept. 28. 1819
sir
Your favour of 18th inst. came duly to hand, & in compliance with your request, we now forward the above—
There is not a copy of Sophocles or Antoninus in the city. Of the former we shall have some within a week, & will immediately forward it. The acct at the same time shall be sent by
Yours respectfully
M Carey & son
[Between dateline and salutation:]
Hon Thos Jefferson
Bot of M Carey & son
Carter’s Epictetus—$5.75
RC (MHi); in the hand of a representative of Mathew Carey & Son; endorsed by TJ as a letter from Mathew Carey received 6 Oct. 1819 and so recorded in SJL.
Index Entries
- Carter, Elizabeth; translatesStoici Philosophi Encheiridion item (Epictetus) search
- Epictetus (Greek philosopher); Stoici Philosophi Encheiridion item (trans. E. Carter) search
- Francklin, Thomas; translatesThe Tragedies of Sophocles, from the Greek (Sophocles) search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; orders books search
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121–180), Roman emperor; writings of search
- Mathew Carey & Son (Philadelphia firm); and books for TJ search
- Mathew Carey & Son (Philadelphia firm); letters from search
- Sophocles; The Tragedies of Sophocles, from the Greek (trans. T. Francklin) search
- Stoici Philosophi Encheiridion item (Epictetus; trans. E. Carter) search
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, from the Greek (Sophocles; trans. T. Francklin) search