Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from John Breckinridge, 26 November 1803

From John Breckinridge

Saturday Morning 26. Novr. 1803.

J Breckinridge returns the inclosed with his thanks to the President, for the trouble he has been so obliging as to take on this interesting subject. A copy has been taken, & the caution (’tho unnecessary) shall be borne in sacred recollection.—The scheme, so far as JB has been able to consider it, appears well adapted to the object & will be submitted to such as appear disposed to take any Interest in the subject, without delay.

RC (DLC); addressed: “Mr. Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 26 Nov. and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Bill for the Organization of Orleans Territory, [23 Nov. 1803].

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