David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1805

From David Gelston

New York May 8th. 1805

Sir,

I have this day received your letters of the 4th and 5th instant, and have handed the enclosures to Capt. Shaw—

I have the honor to be, with great respect, Sir, your obedient servant

David Gelston

RC (MHi); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson President United States”; endorsed by TJ as received 11 May and so recorded in SJL.

John Shaw was captain of the frigate John Adams (NDBW description begins Dudley W. Knox, ed., Naval Documents Related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers, Washington, D.C., 1939-44, 6 vols. and Register of Officer Personnel and Ships’ Data, 1801-1807, Washington, D.C., 1945 description ends , Register, 49).

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Title: David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1805
Author: Gelston, David
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 8 May 1805

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Cite as: “David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-46-02-0357. [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. 343.]

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