Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Stanton, Jr., 23 January 1806

Washington City Jan. 23. 1806

Sir

The under Signed, being informed that there may probably be a vacancy in the Judiciary of upper Louisannia (in the event of Mr. Eston not being Renominated,) beg permission to hand to your Excellency the Name of Oliver Whipple Esqr. of the State of Rhode Island, as a person well qualified for that office; his connections are respectable, and his principles are (we believe) Correct.—

Jos. Stanton

N. Knight

DNA: RG 59—LAR—Letters of Application and Recommendation.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Stanton, Jr., 23 January 1806
    Authors
    Stanton, Joseph, Jr.
    Knight, Nehemiah
    Recipient
    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    23 January 1806

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Stanton, Jr., 23 January 1806,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-3094. [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. It is not an authoritative final version.]