Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 25 July 1805

To Henry Dearborn

Monticello July 25. 05

Th: Jefferson with his friendly salutations to Genl. Dearborne incloses him a letter from an Ensign Johnson of Maryland, of whom he knows nothing. he does it not to make mischief as to him, nor even that he should know it has been communicated, but because it is useful the Secretary at war should know the measure of discretion possessed by those who may be candidates for trusts from him.

PoC (DLC). Notation in SJL: “Johnson.” Enclosure not found, but see below.

Ensign Johnson of Maryland: TJ likely forwarded a letter from Hezekiah Johnson, Jr., dated 30 May and received 20 July but not found. Earlier in the year Johnson, stationed at Fort Massac, solicited a position as an assistant military agent (Johnson to Dearborn, 28 Feb., recorded in DNA: RG 107, RLRMS; Dearborn to Johnson, 15 May, FC in Lb in DNA: RG 107, LSMA; Heitman, Dictionary description begins Francis B. Heitman, comp., Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1903, 2 vols. description ends , 1:575; Vol. 46:709).

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    Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 25 July 1805
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    “Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 25 July 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-47-02-0119. [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. 115.]

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