Meriwether Jones to Thomas Jefferson, 26 October 1805

From Meriwether Jones

Richmond, Virginia, Octr. 26th. 1805—

Sir

By a Letter of this Date, I have applied to the Secretary of the Navy, for a Warrant for one of my Nephews who is anxious to enter into the service of the United States.—

As I am not personally acquainted with Mr. Smith, I shall consider it an additional favor granted to me, if you will state to him what degree of confidence may be placed in my recommendation.

With real respect and esteem, I am D. Sir your Obdt. Srt.

Merir Jones

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR); endorsed by TJ as received 30 Oct. and so recorded in SJL.

I have applied: on 30 Oct., Robert Smith replied to Jones that there were no midshipman positions open at the current moment. Jones’s nephew, Thomas ap Catesby Jones, did however receive a commission the following month (FC in Lb in DNA: RG 45, MLS; Smith to Thomas ap Catesby Jones, 22 Nov., FC in Lb in DNA: RG 45, LSO; 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, 29).

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Title: Meriwether Jones to Thomas Jefferson, 26 October 1805
Author: Jones, Meriwether
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 26 October 1805

Reference

Cite as: “Meriwether Jones to Thomas Jefferson, 26 October 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-47-02-0492. [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. 517.]

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