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Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 9 April 1819

To Joseph Milligan

Monticello Apr. 9. 19.

Dear Sir

The box of books came to hand the evening before last in good order, and I this day send to mr Lietch the 8. copies of Tracy & 3. of the Gardening books. I shall be glad to recieve without delay the statement of my account with you, the amount of which shall be promptly remitted.

I salute you with friendship and respect.

Th: Jefferson

PoC (DLC); on verso of portion of a reused address cover from Joseph C. Cabell to TJ; at foot of text: “Mr Millegan”; endorsed by TJ.

The gardening books were Milligan’s revised edition of John Gardiner and David Hepburn, The American Gardener (Georgetown, 1818; Poor, Jefferson’s Library description begins Nathaniel P. Poor, Catalogue. President Jefferson’s Library, 1829 description ends , 6 [no. 276]), which included a reprinting of John Randolph (ca. 1727–84), A Treatise on Gardening (Richmond, 1793; Sowerby, description begins E. Millicent Sowerby, comp., Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 1952–59, 5 vols. description ends no. 806; Poor, Jefferson’s Library description begins Nathaniel P. Poor, Catalogue. President Jefferson’s Library, 1829 description ends , 6 [no. 275]).

Index Entries

  • A Treatise on Gardening (J. Randolph) search
  • A Treatise on Political Economy (Destutt de Tracy) search
  • books; binding of for TJ search
  • books; on gardening search
  • Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude; A Treatise on Political Economy search
  • gardening; books on search
  • Gardiner, John (author); The American Gardener search
  • Hepburn, David; The American Gardener search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books and Library; binding of books search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business and Financial Affairs; account with J. Milligan search
  • Leitch, James; works sent to search
  • Milligan, Joseph; account with TJ search
  • Milligan, Joseph; and Destutt de Tracy’sTreatise on Political Economy search
  • Milligan, Joseph; binds books for TJ search
  • Milligan, Joseph; letters to search
  • political economy; works on search
  • Randolph, John (ca.1727–84); A Treatise on Gardening search
  • The American Gardener (J. Gardiner and D. Hepburn) search