To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 30 March 1804
From Henry Dearborn
War Department March 30th. 1804
Sir
I have the honor to propose Doctr. John Sibley for your approbation as Surgeon Mate in the Army of the United States
Accept Sir the assurances of my high respect &c
FC (Lb in DNA: RG 107, LSP).
TJ and Dearborn intended john sibley to be surgeon’s mate for the army garrison at Natchitoches, but he declined the appointment (Dearborn to Sibley, 2 Apr. 1804, FC in DNA: RG 107, LSMA; Sibley to Dearborn, 12 Sep. 1804, recorded in DNA: RG 107, RLRMS).