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To Thomas Jefferson from Paul Dalrimple, 19 February 1805

From Paul Dalrimple

Febr. 19th. 1805. Lexington S. Kaintuckek

Dear Sir

I have to communicate to you, that the hidden misterys are unfolded to me, by my Father who is in heaven, and your Father, if you beleieve the bible, you will not dote, that i am the Comforter, and believe all that theirin is Ritten, asto adminnister into my Necessaty if you please, am Destiut of the common necessaryes of life, and have not where to lay my head. Neither money for my Support, excepting form above, I have Left no Stone unturnd that wass necessary for the Comfort of Republicanism, I wass, commanded of God, to do what i have don, and think, that man Must and will [excuse me], Levi Lincoln will testafy of me, and what I have told him, is the Truth, I have bin taught, not to dout, by God himself, and tht You will not, dout, who I am and, what I am, is my blief, if you Should, you may make a Rode from Washington, to Lexington, and See the name Rittein on my Vesture and, on my [Thy] as well as on my Forehead—the bible, and the world, Shall testafy of me, and all that I Shall Say, as I am informd of God, I Shall give you a bill-book as Soon as Soon as I an Wite it, in which I shall write all that is necessary, as Soon as I can, I have bee henderd from comcomunicating, this to yo by the people, who have taken my papers, from me, and inkstan, Repeatedly, but there is nothing that can hender me now, and I must fast till you Relieve me, God Says you will, in him I trust, and cordially enjoin It upon you all to trust in god, and Christ and the Holy Evangelist, and the Comfortor, I shall Send you a Book that will be Suffitient to estabablish every thing. therefore beblieve and you Shall be comforted. I wass a Jew and did not [walk in] it till a week ago Last Friday morning between twelve and one O Clock, and wish you helth and Fraternity

Paul Dalrimple

P.S you will now dout Remember, my necessaty, by Recollectin the lettur, that I rote you about one year ago and but I have spared no pain to accomplish this Will of my heavenly Fathers and he has Accepted of me and my Works

More, I have allso to tell, but they have stoleen yr. Inktand and my Ritings often and—Murered me often—

RC (DLC); partially illegible; addressed: “Thos. Jefferson President of the United States. City of Washington”; sequence of clauses of postscript conjectural; endorsed by TJ as received 10 Mch. and “insane” and so recorded in SJL.

on my Vesture: “And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords” (Revelation 19:16).

the lettur, that I rote: Vol. 42:100-1.

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