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To Thomas Jefferson from John McQueen, 6 October 1797

From John McQueen

St. Augustine Et. Florida 6th Octr. 1797.

Sir

By Captain Forrester I take the liberty of sending you a barrel of Oranges which I pray you to receive as a small acknowledgment for the civilities you were pleased to confer on me in the Year eighty six when I had the honour of seeing you at Paris. Am Sir With the highest respect Your most obliged and respectful servt.

John Mcqueen

RC (ViW); at foot of text: “Mr Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 13 Dec. 1797 and so recorded in SJL.

The civilities you were pleased to confer on me: see TJ to McQueen, 16 Jan. 1786.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from John McQueen, 6 October 1797
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    McQueen, John
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    6 October 1797

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from John McQueen, 6 October 1797,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-29-02-0430. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 29, 1 March 1796 – 31 December 1797, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002, p. 543.]

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