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From “A Friend to the Constitution”, 6 December 1804

From “A Friend to the Constitution”

Philadelphia December 6th 1804

Most hournourd Sir

This Comes from A Stranger but A Friend You Must that there is a plot formed to Murder you— before the Next Election A band of hardy fellows have Joind to do it they Are to have ten thousand Dollars if they Succeed in the Attempt they Are to Carry dagger and pistols I have been invited to Join them but would Rather Suffer Death I Advise you to take Care and be cautious how you Walk About As some of the assasins Are already in Washington—

A friend to the Constitution

NB you must Excuse me not Mentioning the Men—

RC (DLC); addressed: “Mr Thos Jeffreson President of the U Stat City of Washington”; franked and postmarked; endorsed by TJ as an anonymous letter received 8 Dec. and “assassination” and so recorded in SJL.

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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    6 December 1804

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    “From “A Friend to the Constitution”, 6 December 1804,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-45-02-0134. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 45, 11 November 1804 to 8 March 1805, ed. James P. McClure et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, p. 132.]