To Thomas Jefferson from Philippe Reibelt, 11 December 1804
From Philippe Reibelt
Baltimore le 11e Dece. 1804.
Monsieur le President!
Si Vous ne voulez pas garder pour Vous—le Cours de peinture par Filhol, je Vous prie très instament, de vouloir bien me le renvoyer par le premier Stage.
J’ai l honneur d’etre avec la plus profonde deference Votre Excellence Tr. hble et tr. Obst. str.
Reibelt
Editors’ Translation
Baltimore, 11 Dec. 1804
Mister President!
If you do not wish to keep Le cours de peinture by Filhol, I beg you most urgently to send it back to me by the first coach.
With profound deference, your excellency, I have the honor of being your very humble and obedient servant.
Reibelt
RC (DLC); in dateline: “Librairie de Levrault, Schoell et Comp. de Paris”; endorsed by TJ as received 12 Dec. and so recorded in SJL.
Cours de peinture: see enclosure at Reibelt to TJ, 5 Nov.