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Thomas Jefferson to Charles Clay, 8 January 1814

To Charles Clay

Monticello Jan. 8. 14.

Dear Sir

I informed you on the 28th Ult. by letter that I had according to your request engaged mr Forber1 to wait on you with a view to the erection of a carding machine for you. he proposes to set out the day after tomorrow, and will present himself to you with this letter. the success of the machine he has erected near me, persuades me he is fully competent to fulfill your wishes. Accept the assurance of my great esteem & respect.

Th: Jefferson

RC (CoCCC); at foot of text: “Charles Clay esq.” PoC (MHi); endorsed by TJ.

1. TJ later corrected the PoC by interlining “Faber” above this word.

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Jefferson Papers
Title
Thomas Jefferson to Charles Clay, 8 January 1814
Author
Jefferson, Thomas
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Clay, Charles
Date
8 January 1814

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“Thomas Jefferson to Charles Clay, 8 January 1814,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-07-02-0059. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 7, 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, p. 114.]

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