Richard Barry to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1811

From Richard Barry

December 11th 1811

Sir

I am now under the necessity of calling on you for the ballance of my account if convenient I would not trouble you now but I am building a House in front of F and 12th Street three Story which I find that it will exhaust my little resources Indeed, Sir if I thought it was putting you to an inconvenience I would not trouble

I remain Sir with Sincere Wishes for your Happiness a friend

Richard Barry

RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Dec. 1811 and so recorded in SJL.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Richard Barry to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1811
Author: Barry, Richard
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 11 December 1811

Reference

Cite as: “Richard Barry to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1811,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-04-02-0257. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, p. 326.]

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