Thomas Jefferson to Jerman Baker, [ca. 12 May 1823]
To Jerman Baker
[ca. 12 May 1823]
Sir
The warrant on the treasurer of Virga1 from the Pr. & Dir. of the Literary fund & the Auditor2 for the payment3 of 40,000 D. to the Rector & Visitors of the sd University of Va shall be validly discharged by delivery to Alexr Garrett bursar of the University of the Treasurer’s order4 on either bank in Richmond for the payment of that sum to the sd Rector & Visitors
Dft (ViU: TJP); on verso of Dft of TJ’s Authorization for Alexander Garrett to Borrow for University of Virginia, 10 May 1823; undated; at head of text: “To the Treasurer of Virginia.” Enclosure: probably the Bond of University of Virginia Board of Visitors to Literary Fund President and Directors, [ca. 12 May 1823].
1. Preceding five words interlined in place of “to you.”
2. Preceding three words interlined, following which TJ canceled “shall be considered as.”
3. TJ here canceled “of the sum.”
4. Preceding three words interlined in place of “your check.”
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- Baker, Jerman (1776–1828); as treasurer of Va. search
- Baker, Jerman (1776–1828); letters to search
- banks; and loan for University of Virginia search
- Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
- Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Richmond, Va.; banks in search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; funding for search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Virginia; auditor of search
- Virginia; treasurer of search