To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Emery, 7 April 1804
From Samuel Emery
Philadelphia 7th April 1804
Sir
I have the Honor to inform your Excellency that by the Ship Hannah Captn Yardsly this day arrived from Leghorn I have received from Mr Appleton Consul there, a Bill of Lading for two Cases and an Earthen Vessel containing Vines & Plants for you—They are not yet Landed but as the season advances and by Information from the Captn some of them are in a decayed state you will please to give order respecting them—The expense if any thereto arise shall be paid agreably to request from Mr Appleton and an order therefor forwarded with the Plants
I have the Honor to be very respectfully Yours
Samuel Emery
RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqe President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received 16 Apr. and so recorded in SJL.
Samuel Emery (ca. 1750-1838), the brother-in-law of the American consul at Leghorn, Thomas Appleton, was a Philadelphia merchant and ship broker (Cornelius William Stafford, The Philadelphia Directory, for 1801 [Philadelphia, 1801], 48; Philadelphia Inquirer, 3 Mch. 1838; Vol. 42:317-18).
arrived from leghorn: on 28 Dec. 1803, Philip Mazzei shipped to TJ two small cases and strawberry plants. The Hannah left Leghorn on 7 Feb. and arrived in Philadelphia on 6 Apr. (United States Gazette, 9 Apr. 1804; Vol. 42:194-9, 317-18).