1From Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 14 March 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 12th. is at hand. immediately on the reciept of the former one I referred it to the board of Commissioners, the authority constituted by law for originating whatever proceedings respecting this city have been confided by the legislature to the Executive. their opinion , which I approved, was that they could only renew to you the offer formerly made with the approbation of...