Thomas Jefferson Papers

From Thomas Jefferson to Jerman Baker, 15 June 1792

To Jerman Baker

Philadelphia June 15. 1792.

Dear Sir

I forward the inclosed letter from Doctr. Witherspoon the moment it comes to my hand, in hopes that I may receive Mr. Robinson’s ultimate determination before I leave this place; as, should it come afterwards his or your letter might remain here unopened and the opportunity be lost. I am with great esteem Dear Sir Your friend & servt

Th: Jefferson

PrC (MHi); at foot of text: “Jerman Baker esq.” Tr (DLC); 19th-century copy. Enclosure: John Witherspoon to TJ, 14 June 1792 (recorded in SJL as received 15 June 1792, but not found).

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    From Thomas Jefferson to Jerman Baker, 15 June 1792
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    Baker, Jerman
    Date
    15 June 1792

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    “From Thomas Jefferson to Jerman Baker, 15 June 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-24-02-0069. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 24, 1 June–31 December 1792, ed. John Catanzariti. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990, pp. 76–77.]

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