William Champe Carter to Thomas Jefferson, 2 February 1813

From William Champe Carter

Richmond Feby 2d 1813

Dear Sir

I have taken the earliest moment after the receipt of your letter to effectuate its object. The deed to Mr Short is herewith transmitted, reacknowledged in the form you have prescribed —Be pleased to accept the assurance of the esteem & respect, with which, I remain

Yr Ob Sert

W. C. Carter

RC (DLC); addressed (torn): “Thomas Jeffers[on] M[onticello?]”; postmarked Richmond, 6 Feb.; endorsed by TJ as received 9 Feb. 1813 and so recorded in SJL. For enclosure, see TJ to Carter, 16 Jan. 1813.

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Carter, William Champe; and W. Short’s land search
Carter, William Champe; letters from search
Indian Camp (W. Short’s Albemarle Co. estate); TJ tries to sell for W. Short search
Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and W. Short’s property search
Short, William; and Indian Camp search

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: William Champe Carter to Thomas Jefferson, 2 February 1813
Author: Carter, William Champe
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 2 February 1813

Reference

Cite as: “William Champe Carter to Thomas Jefferson, 2 February 1813,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-05-02-0508. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 5, 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 596.]

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