Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, [15 January 1792]

From George Washington

Sunday Morng. [15 Jan. 1792]

The enclosed came to my hands yesterday afternoon.—The documents respecting the dispute between Majr. L’Enfant an Dan Carroll of D. have been sent for the Attorney Genl. to form his opinion upon the case.—The whole are sent for Mr. J.’s perusal previous to the conversation he proposed to have with Majr. L E.—The President has not read the Papers, nor is he in any hurry to do it.

RC (DLC); addressed: “Mr. Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 15 Jan. 1792 and recorded in SJPL. Enclosure: Commissioners to Washington, 8 Jan. 1792 (see following letter).

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    To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, [15 January 1792]
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    Washington, George
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    15 January 1792

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, [15 January 1792],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-23-02-0044. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 23, 1 January–31 May 1792, ed. Charles T. Cullen. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990, p. 45.]

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