Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 19 April 1805

From Henry Dearborn

War Department. April, 19th. 1805

Sir

I have the honor of proposing, for your approbation, the appointment of Jonathan Williams, as a Lieut. Colonel in the Corps of Engineers.

Accept, Sir, the assurances of my high respect, and consideration

H. Dearborn

PrC (PHi: Daniel Parker Papers); in a clerk’s hand, signed by Dearborn; at foot of text: “The President of the United States.” FC (Lb in DNA: RG 107, LSP).

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 19 April 1805
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    Dearborn, Henry
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    19 April 1805

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 19 April 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-46-02-0202. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 46, 9 March to 5 July 1805, ed. James P. McClure et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022, p. 202.]

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