Giacomo Raggi to Thomas Jefferson, 1 May 1820
From Giacomo Raggi
Philadelphia May 1st 1820—
Dear Sir
I am under the necessity of begging of your Kindness, to favour me with a few lines of yours, to some of your friends in this City for reccomandation, on account to dispose of a few natural curiosities which I brought with me from Italy—as well as to encourage me in getting the Sculpture of a Monument of the Immortal Washington to be erected in this City—I am certain that by your reccomandation I shall attain this work, and they will be indebted to you for your indulgence—On the expectation that you will not dissappoint my views I respectfuly remain
Giacomo Raggi
RC (ViW: TC-JP); in an unidentified hand, signed by Raggi; between dateline and salutation: “To the honourable Thomas Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 6 May 1820 and so recorded in SJL.