To Thomas Jefferson from Philippe Reibelt, 7 February 1805
From Philippe Reibelt
[on or before 7 Feb. 1805]
Monsieur le President!
J’ai l’honneur, de Vous presenter çijoint Les epreuves de la fonderie, que la Maison de Paris possede a Strasbourg—et vous prier, de vouloir bien leurs assigner une place a Votre Bibliotheque.
Penetrè du plus profond respect.
Reibelt
Editors’ Translation
[on or before 7 Feb. 1805]
Mister President!
I have the honor of enclosing the proofs of the foundry in Strasbourg, owned by our Paris office. Please be good enough to give them a place in your library.
I am imbued with the deepest respect.
Reibelt
RC (DLC); undated; above signature: “Le Depot Americ. General de Levrault, Schoell et Comp. Imprim. Libraires a Paris”; endorsed by TJ as received 7 Feb. 1805 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: see below.
Reibelt was enclosing proofs (epreuves) of the typographical characters used by Levrault Frères. The firm published examples several times, most recently as Épreuves de la fonderie de Levrault, frères, a Strasbourg (Strasbourg, 1803).