1Pass for Jean-Pierre Blanchard, 9 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Blanchard a citizen of France, proposing to ascend in a balloon from the city of Philadelphia, at 10 o’clock, A.M. this day, to pass in such direction and to descend in such place as circumstances may render most convenient—T hese are therefore to recommend to all citizens of the United States, and others, that in his passage, descent, return or journeying elsewhere,...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Pierre Blanchard, 15 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
At the date of your letter of Oct. 16. I was in Virginia. It was sent to that country after me, while I was on my return to this, and came back to me at German town Nov. 9. and it was not till three weeks afterwards that we removed to this place. As you expressed in the letter an impatience to leave Philadelphia on account of the danger of the infectious fever, I took for granted that you had...