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Thomas W. Maury to Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1821

From Thomas W. Maury

7th May 1821.

Dear Sir.

Enclosed you will receive a paper enclosed to me by Mr James Maury of Liverpool, containing some seed of the melon of Valencia, and addressed to you. My wish & intention were to have presented them in person, but something has always occurred to prevent. He says they are remarkable for combining the properties of the musk & water melon, and are a very delicious fruit.

respectfully yr mo: obt

Th: W. Maury

RC (DLC); dateline at foot of text; adjacent to signature: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 8 May 1821 and so recorded in SJL.

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Thomas W. Maury to Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1821
Author
Maury, Thomas Walker
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Jefferson, Thomas
Date
7 May 1821

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“Thomas W. Maury to Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1821,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-17-02-0172. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 17, 1 March to 30 November 1821, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020, p. 175.]

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