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To Thomas Jefferson from Philippe Reibelt, 25 January 1805

From Philippe Reibelt

Baltimore St. Patrik’s Row
No. 61. 25h Janv. 1805

Monsieur le President!

Je n’ai pas perdu un instant, de faire remettre au Stage conformement a Vos Ordres du 23 recus hier Apres Midi—un paquet—contenant:

  Buffon de la Jeunesse 2 Vol. in 12 avec fig 120, Cents.
Manuel d’hist. nat. de Blumenbach 2 V. in 8. av. fig 420.
 
Traitè de Mineralogie p. Haüy 4 V. in 8. av. l Atlas 1152.
Leçons d’Anatomie p. Cuvier 2 V. in 8 340.
Mich. flora bor. Americana—edit. in 8—2 Vol 864.
28,96.

La flora Americana, que j’ai eû l’honneur de Vous envoÿer au Commencement—est en Veritè bien chere—c’est le grand papier Velin, et la belle reliuré, qui en est la Cause.

Je n’ai plus:

ni abregè du Sisteme de Linnè,

ni le petit Magazin economique.

ni Connaissance des tems.

mais je m’empresserai, de les faire arriver de Paris.

J’ai oubliè de Vous marquer, que les 3 divisions de Memoires de l’Institut national de France se vendent chacune Separement. Savoir:

  Mathematique et Physique }  chacun 20,64 C.
Mor. et Politique  de 4 Vol.  16,16
Litterat. et beaux Arts  in 4to. 20,00

Je Vous prie, d’agreer mes Tres profonds respects.

Reibelt

Editors’ Translation

Baltimore,
61 St. Patrick’s Row, 25 Jan. 1804

Mister President!

I have not delayed a moment in sending by coach a package containing your order of 23 Jan., received yesterday afternoon:

  Buffon de la jeunesse, 2 vols. in duodecimo, with illustrations 120. Cents.
Blumenbach’s Manuel d’histoire naturelle, 2 vols. in octavo, with illustrations 420.
Traité de minéralogie by Haüy, 4 vols. in octavo, with l atlas 1152.
Leçons d’anatomie by Cuvier, 2 vols. in octavo 340.
Michaux’s Flora Boreali-Americana, 2 vols. in octavo 864.
$28.96.

The Flora Americana that I sent you initially is indeed very expensive because it is on large vellum paper with a beautiful binding.

I no longer have either Linnaeus’s Abrégé du système, the Petit magasin économique, or Connaissance des tems, but I will order them promptly from Paris.

I forgot to specify that the three parts of the Mémoires de l’Institut of France are sold separately, namely:

  Sciences mathématiques et physiques }  each 4 vols. in quarto 20.64 C.
Sciences morales et politiques 16.16
Littérature et beaux-arts 20.00

Please accept my very deep respect.

Reibelt

RC (DLC); above signature: “Le Depot Americain General de Levrault, Schoell et Compagnie Libraires a Paris”; endorsed by TJ as received 27 Jan. and so recorded in SJL.

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