To Thomas Jefferson from Philippe Reibelt, 9 March 1805
From Philippe Reibelt
Baltimore le 9 Mars 1805
Monsieur le President!
Il est de mon devoir, de Vous accuser sans retard la reception de votre Assignation de 138,24 Cs. et de Vous en presenter mes remercimens.
Votre Compte est certainement tres exact, exceptè, que la Continuation des Annales du Museè &c p. Landon (Tomes 3, 4. et 5) n’y est pas compris.
Je souhaite du fond de mon Coeur, que le Voyage, que Vous allez faire a votre retraite momentaneè philosophique a Monticello contribue autant a la Conservation de votre Santè, qu’un homme aussi attachè aux principes vraiment republicains doit le desirer—et je Vous prie de vouloir bien accepter Gracieusement l’expression des Sentimens intimement respectueux, qui doivent necessairement deriver d’une Source Si pure et invariable.
Reibelt.
Editors’ Translation
Baltimore, 9 Mch. 1805
Mister President!
It is my duty to acknowledge without delay your payment of $138.24 and to extend my thanks.
Your calculation is indeed accurate, except that it does not include the sequel to the Annales du Musée by Landon (volumes 3, 4, and 5).
From the depths of my heart I hope the brief reflective trip you are taking to your Monticello retreat will contribute as much to preserving your health as a man so attached to truly republican principles could wish. I ask you to be kind enough to accept the expression of the deeply respectful sentiments which necessarily come from a pure, unchanging source.
Reibelt.
RC (DLC); above signature: “Le Depot Americ. General de Levrault, Schoell et Comp. Imprim. Libr. a Paris”; endorsed by TJ as received 12 Mch. and so recorded in SJL.