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To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 5 November 1804

From Henry Dearborn

War Department Novr. 5th. 1804

Sir

I have the honor to propose for your approbation Matthew Whyte and John J. Kelly as Cadets in the Corps of Artillerists

With Sentiments of esteem & respect I am yours &c

FC (Lb in DNA: RG 107, LSP).

On 8 Nov., Dearborn wrote to Matthew Whyte and John J. Kelly to inform them that the president had approved their appointments and that they should report to West Point “as early as practicable” (DNA: RG 107, LSMA).

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 5 November 1804
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    5 November 1804

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 5 November 1804,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-44-02-0573. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 44, 1 July to 10 November 1804, ed. James P. McClure. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019, p. 641.]

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