1To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph B. McKean, 11 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr; Clement Penrose has, I understand, been recommended to your Excellency as a fit person to be appointed Register, under the Act of Congress “For ascertaining and adjusting the titles & claims to Lands within the territory of Orleans and the district of Louisiana”. Although, I have not had the pleasure of a very intimate acquaintance with Mr; Penrose, yet, from his character & talents, his...