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Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1809

From Joseph Dougherty

City of Washington Decr 28th 09

Sir

Mr J. Millegan requested of me, to inform you that he has taken all possible pains to procure the 7 & 8 Vols. of scientific Dialogues, but has not been able to get them, he says he will send to London by the first oppertunity

Mr M. has a new work;—Parents Assistant by Maria Edgworth in 3 vols. which he thinks you would wish to have for your Grand Childrens

Sir I wish you a happy new year.

Jos. Dougherty

RC (DLC); at foot of text: “Mr T: Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 3 Jan. 1810 and so recorded in SJL.

For more on the seventh and eighth volumes of Jeremiah Joyce’s scientific dialogues, see TJ to Joseph Milligan, 7 July 1809. Milligan had recently published the first American edition of Maria Edgeworth (edgworth), The Parent’s Assistant; or, Stories for Children (Georgetown, 1809) (Washington National Intelligencer, 17 Nov. 1809).

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