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From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Lincoln, 16 November 1804

To Benjamin Lincoln

Washington Nov. 16. 04.

Sir

A pressure of business since my return to this place has prevented so early an acknolegement of your favor of Aug. 29. as I ought to have made, and the remittance of the sum due for duties on articles you were so kind as to recieve & forward, and which have come safely to hand. I now repair the omission by inclosing you a note of the Branch bank of the US. at this place on that of Boston for 21.58 D which I hope will come safe to hand. Accept my thanks & salutations with assurances of great respect & esteem.

Th: Jefferson

PoC (MHi); at foot of text: “Genl. Lincoln”; endorsed by TJ. Notation in SJL: “21.58.” Enclosure not found.

Lincoln’s favor of 29 Aug. has not been found (Vol. 44: Appendix IV). In his financial memoranda, TJ described the note for Lincoln as payment “for duties on confitures. Cathalan” (MB description begins James A. Bear, Jr., and Lucia C. Stanton, eds., Jefferson’s Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767-1826, Princeton, 1997, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series description ends , 2:1140; see also Vol. 43:306-8; Lincoln to TJ, 18 July).

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