Joseph Jones to Thomas Jefferson, 18 April 182[0]
From Joseph Jones
Custom house Petersburg 18h April 182[0]
Sir
William Williams master of the Brig Elizabeth from Leghorn informs me this day, that he has brot a bag of seed for you from Mr Appleton our Consul at Leghorn. The Capt knows of no letter or Invoice of it. You will please say what I must do with it. it is consigned to me. I have paid $1.25 Cts for the freight. it at1 the Custom house in a few days.
I am, Sir with great respect Your obt Sert
Joseph Jones Collr
RC (DLC: TJ Papers, 217:38778); with Dft of TJ’s response of [24 Apr. 1820] on verso; dateline mutilated; between dateline and salutation: “Thomas Jefferson esqr”; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 18 Apr. 1820 received five days later and so recorded in SJL.
1. Thus in manuscript.