Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 19 January 1805

From Henry Dearborn

War Department Jany. 19th 1805

Sir

I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your signature, sundry Commissions of the Militia of the District of Columbia

With sentiments of respect & esteem I am, Sir, Your Obedt. Servant

H. Dearborn

RC (DLC); in a clerk’s hand, signed by Dearborn; at foot of text: “President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received from the War Department on 19 Jan. and “Columbia militia commns.” and so recorded in SJL.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 19 January 1805
    Author
    Dearborn, Henry
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    19 January 1805

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 19 January 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-45-02-0374. [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, pp. 359–360.]

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