Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg and Others, 12 December 1803

From J. P. G. Muhlenberg and Others

[before 12 Dec. 1803]

Understanding that Major John Mifflin Irwin of the City of Philadelphia intends to apply to the President of the United States for the appointment of Naval Officer, or Surveyor of the Port at New Orleans—We the subscribers recommend him as a Gentleman of Honor and integrity and well qualifyed to fill either of the said Offices.—

P. Muhlenberg

Tench Coxe

Jno. Shee

Jno Porter

John Barker

Israel Israel

Blair McClenachan

Thoms. Procter

James Gamble

Nathan Dorsey L.P.

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR); undated; in Muhlenberg’s hand, signed by all; endorsed by TJ as received 12 Dec. and “Irwin John Mifflin to be Naval officer N. Orleans.”

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    To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg and Others, 12 December 1803
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    Muhlenberg, J. P. G. and Others,
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    12 December 1803

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg and Others, 12 December 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-42-02-0094. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 42, 16 November 1803–10 March 1804, ed. James P. McClure. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016, p. 98.]