11From Thomas Jefferson to William Blount, 22 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Tho’ I had the honour of writing to you by post on the 12th. and 17th. of Aug. to inform you of the President’s consent to the absence you desired, yet as it is interesting to you to recieve it in time, and a good private conveyance now occurs I avail myself of it to repeat the same thing. I have written to the postmaster of Richmond , to desire he will endeavor to establish a post from that...
12From Thomas Jefferson to William Blount, 6 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to acknolege the receipt of Mr. Smith’s letter of Dec. 9. written during your absence, as also your’s of Dec. 26. and Apr. 23. With respect to the question on the dividing line between your government and the State of Kentucky, as that state is now coming into the Union as an independant member, we have delayed taking any measures for settling the boundary till they can be...