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Fernagus De Gelone to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1817

From Fernagus De Gelone

New York March 15th 1817.

Sir

In answer to your orders, I direct to you this day, per schooner Astrea, bound to Richmond, as will appear to you in the herein inclosed bill of lading, a box the direction of which is: Thomas Jefferson, Esqre Monticello, Milton Va, Care of Mess. Gibson & Jefferson, Richmond Va it contains

1. Copy of hippocrate. 4 8vo Sewed  $8.00
1—   Archimède de Peyrard. 2. 8vo do 4.50
$12.50
(these 12 dollars 50 cents, I have received.)
It contains, according to your order, also—
1 Conquista de Mexico, Solis, 3. 8vo Sewed Spanish $6.50
1. tragedies d’Euripide, par Prevost. 4. 12mo Sewed in prose 3.00
1. Description et usage du Cercle de refléxion—par Borda. 1 Small 4to tables of logarithms—and plates 3.50
$13.00
I am most respectfully Sir Your humble obedient Servant

J. Louis Fernagus De Gelone.

RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 23 Mar. 1817 and so recorded in SJL; with additional notation by TJ beneath endorsement: “13.D.” RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Patrick Gibson, 24 May 1817, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqre Monticello. Milton Va”; franked; postmarked New York, 15 Mar. Enclosure not found.

Index Entries

  • Archimedes; Œuvres d’Archimède (trans. F. Peyrard) search
  • Astrea (schooner) search
  • books; sent by Fernagus De Gelone search
  • Borda, Jean Charles de; Description Et Usage Du Cercle De Réflexion search
  • Borda’s circle (surveying instrument) search
  • Description et Usage du Cercle de Réflexion (J. C. de Borda) search
  • Euripides; Les Tragédies d’Euripide (trans. P. Prévost) search
  • Fernagus De Gelone, Jean Louis; letters from search
  • Gardeil, Jean Baptiste; translatesTraduction des œuvres médicales d’Hippocrate, sur le texte grec, d’après l’édition de Foës (ed. D. J. Tournon) search
  • Gibson & Jefferson (Richmond firm); and books acquired by TJ search
  • Hippocrates (Greek physician); Traduction des œuvres médicales d’Hippocrate, sur le texte grec, d’après l’édition de Foës (ed. D. J. Tournon; trans. J. B. Gardeil) search
  • Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, poblacion, y progresos de la America Septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva España (A. de Solís y Rivadeneira) search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
  • Les Tragédies d’Euripide (Euripides; trans. P. Prévost) search
  • Œuvres d’Archimède (trans. F. Peyrard) search
  • Peyrard, François; translatesŒuvres d’Archimède (Archimedes) search
  • Prévost, Pierre; translatesLes Tragédies d’Euripide (Euripides) search
  • Solís y Rivadeneira, Antonio de; Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, poblacion, y Progresos de la America Septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva España search
  • Spanish language; works in search
  • Tournon, Dominique Jérôme; editsTraduction des œuvres médicales d’Hippocrate, sur le texte grec, d’après l’édition de Foës search
  • Traduction des œuvres médicales d’Hippocrate, sur le texte grec, d’après l’édition de Foës (Hippocrates; ed. D. J. Tournon; trans. J. B. Gardeil) search