Thomas Jefferson Papers

James Henderson’s Account as Express, with Jefferson’s Certification, 14 April 1781

James Henderson’s Account as Express, with Jefferson’s Certification

at the Swet springs £24    Mr. Millers  127– 4
Berton Shavers 21   
9    expences comg  336
Mr Tilfords 24    going back  214
Robt. Steel 9   
Widow Estills 21    Total expences £550
Leas 21    18 days riding express  180
4–16
Wollecer 21    £730
Burd 3   
Messeys 21   
Ritherfords 9   
… 30   
£208–16

Apr. 14. 1781

I hereby certify that the bearer James Henderson came express on necessary public business from Greenbriar.

Th: Jefferson

MS (Vi: Contingent Fund Vouchers); endorsed: “April 14: 1781 Jas Henderson £730. Contingent [In another hand] Entd.” TJ’s certification to the auditors is in his own hand on a separate slip filed with the Account.

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    James Henderson’s Account as Express, with Jefferson’s Certification, 14 April 1781
    Authors
    Henderson, James
    Jefferson, Thomas
    Recipient
    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    14 April 1781

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    “James Henderson’s Account as Express, with Jefferson’s Certification, 14 April 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0556. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 5, 25 February 1781 – 20 May 1781, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952, p. 446.]