Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Archibald McAllister, 7 January 1805

From Archibald McAllister

Philaa. January 7th 1805

to the Constitution I Reccommed the Son of Israell Israell late Sheriff of Philadelphia to be A member of Congress his Son is worthy of it

Archibald McAllister

198 South fourth Street write to me wether I shall be A Member of Congress or not

RC (ViW: Tucker-Coleman Collection); endorsed by TJ as received 10 Jan. and “a Maniac” and so recorded in SJL.

The Philadelphia address 198 South fourth Street was the location of an inn kept by Jonathan Carson and Nathaniel Israel (James Robinson, The Philadelphia Directory for 1805 [Philadelphia, 1804]).

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Archibald McAllister, 7 January 1805
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    McAllister, Archibald
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    7 January 1805

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Archibald McAllister, 7 January 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-45-02-0325. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 45, 11 November 1804 to 8 March 1805, ed. James P. McClure et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021, p. 313.]