Thomas Jefferson Papers

David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1811

From David Gelston

New York 17th Oct: 1811

Dear Sir,

Being sensible of the interest You feel in all useful discoveries and improvements in our country,— I take the liberty of enclosing the amount of the tonnage of the Steam boats now in actual employment—

very truly & sincerely your’s

David Gelston

RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Mr Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 24 Oct. 1811 and so recorded in SJL.

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David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1811
Author
Gelston, David
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Jefferson, Thomas
Date
17 October 1811

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“David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1811,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-04-02-0184-0001. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, p. 199.]

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