To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Pollard, 3 March 1796
From Robert Pollard
Richmond March 3d. 1796
Sir
Your favor of the 29th last Month I received by post, and have Subscribed the Thirty dollars ⅌ Share on each of Mr. Shorts shares in the James River Company, agreeably to Your instructions.
I send you under cover Deeds to Mr. Short for thirteen shares in said Company which I wish safe to hand & am Sir Your Most Obd Servt
Robert Pollard
| James Heron & Wife to | W Short. | 6 | Shares |
| Benjn Harrison jr to | do | 6 | |
| Robert Pollard & Wife to | do | 1 | |
| 13 |
RC (DLC: Short Papers); endorsed by TJ as received 11 Mch. 1796 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosures not found.
A 12 Dec. 1796 letter from Pollard to TJ, recorded in SJL as received 16 Dec. 1796, and TJ’s 18 Dec. 1796 reply are both missing.