Henry Dearborn to Thomas Jefferson, 22 July 1805

From Henry Dearborn

Washington July 22d 1805

Sir

I take the liberty of enclosing a letter from Mr. Winthrop of Boston who married a niece of Mr. Bowdoin & is his agent for transacting his business. I shall postpone an answer to Mr. Winthrop until I receive directions from you what answer to make.—a letter from Chouteau informs me that the Indians are not to come on, until autumn.—I have received an official account of the total destruction of the Town of Detroit by fire, but fortunately the factory goods were principally saved.

I am Sir with the most respectfull concideration, Your Huml Servt.

H. Dearborn

RC (DLC); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 July and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found, but see James Bowdoin to TJ, 7 May.

Every building in the Town of Detroit except the blockhouse was destroyed by fire on 11 June (Madison, Papers, Sec. of State Ser. description begins William T. Hutchinson, Robert A. Rutland, J. C. A. Stagg, and others, eds., The Papers of James Madison, Chicago and Charlottesville, 1962– : Sec. of State Ser., Pres. Ser., Ret. Ser. description ends , 10:160-2).

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Title: Henry Dearborn to Thomas Jefferson, 22 July 1805
Author: Dearborn, Henry
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 22 July 1805

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Cite as: “Henry Dearborn to Thomas Jefferson, 22 July 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-47-02-0099. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 47, 6 July to 19 November 1805, ed. James P. McClure et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2023, p. 97.]

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