William A. Burwell to Thomas Jefferson, 14 February 1818

From William A. Burwell

Washington February 14 1818

Dear Sir

In reply to your letter of the 10th requesting a return of the Subscription paper forwarded to me in behalf of the Central College; I am Sorry to inform you, no letter or Subscription paper1 ever reached me; Mr Pleasants is at this time absent on a visit to his family in Virginia as Soon as he returns, I will deliver your letter to him, which has been given to me for Safe keeping—accept Dr Sir, my Sincere wishes for your happiness

W. a Burwell

RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 19 Feb. 1818 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Benjamin Silliman, 11 Apr. 1818, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Milton Virginia”; franked; postmarked Washington, 16 Feb.

For TJ’s missing circular letter of 6 Feb. 1818, not the 10th, to Burwell, James Pleasants, and others, see note to TJ to James Madison, 30 Dec. 1817.

1. Word interlined.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: William A. Burwell to Thomas Jefferson, 14 February 1818
Author: Burwell, William Armistead
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 14 February 1818

Reference

Cite as: “William A. Burwell to Thomas Jefferson, 14 February 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-12-02-0363. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 12, 1 September 1817 to 21 April 1818, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014, p. 460.]

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