1Thomas Jefferson to Ezra Sargeant, 29 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 21 st came to hand on the 25 th but the 71. copies mentioned as forwarded by the same mail did not come with it, nor by a mail since arrived. I presume they are suffering some temporary delay at some post office and that I shall soon recieve them. in the mean time I hope you have forwarded those for mr Otis & mr Magruder to Washington by the stage under the care of some...