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To Thomas Jefferson from Philippe Reibelt, 24 January 1805

From Philippe Reibelt

Baltimore, St. Patrik’s Row No. 61. le 24 Janv. 1805

Monsieur le President!

Certainement bien eloignè de l’Idee meme, de faire passer la revüe aux Livres, que Vous m’avez renvoye avec tant de Graçe—Les premiers, qui malgré moi me sautoient aux yeux, lorsque mon Domestique avoit ouvert la Caisse au Magazin, et que le Commis, que j’en Chargois, vouloit sortir et replacer les Ouvrages, etoient deux Exemplaires de l’Atlas appartenant au Tableau de l’Espagne—dont un Exemplaire a ete pris par le Secretariat d’Etat.

Comme je doute fort, qu’il puisse avoir eû dans les 3 premièrs Caisses, que je Vous adressois—et dont ces 2 Contiennent le reste—trois Exemplaires de çet Atlas—il et de mon devoir—et Vous excuserez par la la peine, que je vous cause derechef—de Vous prier, de vouloir bien demander Mr. le Secretaire d’Etat, si çet Atlas ne lui manque pas, et me faire savoir sa reponse—afin, que, dans le Cas affirmatif—je puisse lui le renvoÿer incessament.

Je Vous prie d’agreer mes profonds respects.

Reibelt

Editors’ Translation

Baltimore, 61 St. Patrick’s Row, 24 Jan. 1805

Mister President!

Nothing was further from my mind than to check the books you so graciously returned to me, but when my servant opened the case in the shop and my employee sought to sort and reshelve the books, my eye was caught, accidentally, by two copies of the Atlas from the Tableau de l’Espagne, including one that had been purchased by the State Department.

Since I seriously doubt there could have been three copies of this atlas in the three initial cases I sent you—of which these two contain the remainder—I feel obliged to have you inquire whether the secretary of state is missing his atlas and let me know his answer. I apologize for causing you trouble. If he is missing his copy, I will send it back right away.

Please accept my profound respect.

Reibelt

RC (DLC); above signature: “Le Depot Americain General de Levrault, Schoell et Comp. Libraires a Paris”; endorsed by TJ as received 24 Jan. and so recorded in SJL.

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