To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Colmare, [23 August 1787]

From Madame de Colmare

[Paris, 23 Aug. 1787]. Holds a “Billet de banque de Philadelphie” which she wishes to redeem, although she can ill afford to suffer the loss which the depreciation on the note occasions; since TJ expressed an interest in helping her and inasmuch as he is best informed on this matter, she encloses the note and asks to be informed of the exact value at which it can currently be redeemed.

RC (DLC); 2 p.; in French; endorsed; date supplied from entry in SJL of the receipt of a letter from Mme. de Colmare on this date and TJ’s reply. Enclosure returned in TJ’s reply of this date, following.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Colmare, [23 August 1787]
Author: Colmare, Madame de
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 23 August 1787

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Cite as: “To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Colmare, [23 August 1787],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-12-02-0058. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 12, 7 August 1787 – 31 March 1788, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1955, pp. 52–53.]

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