John M. Perry to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1818

From John M. Perry

Central College. 18th Jun. 1818

Sir

the Brick layers got here yesterday and will begin to lay Some time this evening—I Should be glad you Could make it Convenient to Come to the building to day—the dormetorries will be laid off1 to day—the Circle next the Road is Staked off So that you Can See how to fix on the level

your obt. Servant

John M Perry

RC (ViU: TJP); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esquire Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 18 June 1818.

1. Manuscript: “of,” here and below.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: John M. Perry to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1818
Author: Perry, John M.
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 18 June 1818

Reference

Cite as: “John M. Perry to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-13-02-0095. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 13, 22 April 1818 to 31 January 1819, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016, p. 97.]

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