Richard Barry to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1811
From Richard Barry
December 11th 1811
Sir
I am now under the necessity of calling on you for the ballance of my account if convenient I would not trouble you now but I am building a House in front of F and 12th Street three Story which I find that it will exhaust my little resources Indeed, Sir if I thought it was putting you to an inconvenience I would not trouble
I remain Sir with Sincere Wishes for your Happiness a friend
Richard Barry
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Dec. 1811 and so recorded in SJL.