Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, with Jefferson’s Approval, 1 July 1805

From Henry Dearborn,
with Jefferson’s Approval

War Department July 1. 1805

Sir.

I have the honor of proposing for your approbation George Bumford, Joseph G. Totten & William McRee Cadets, to be appointed Second Lieutenants in the Corps of Engineers

Accept Sir the assurances of my high respect & consideration

H. Dearborn

[Approval by TJ:]

July 1. 05.

Approved

Th:J

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

On 1 July, Dearborn informed George Bomford (Bumford), Joseph G. Totten, and William McRee that the president had approved of their appointments (FC in Lb in DNA: RG 107, LSMA).

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, with Jefferson’s Approval, 1 July 1805
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    Dearborn, Henry
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    1 July 1805

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, with Jefferson’s Approval, 1 July 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-46-02-0666. [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, pp. 664–665.]

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