RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 9 Aug. 1815 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Joseph Milligan, 5 Oct. 1815, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Monticello Va”; franked; postmarked Philadelphia, 1 Aug. Enclosures: (1) Stephen Girard’s letter of credit on Perregaux, Laffitte & Compagnie for George Ticknor, Philadelphia, 30 July 1815, indicating that TJ is “desirous to give a Credit of Three hundred & fifty Dollars, in favour of George Ticknor Esquire of Boston for the purpose of investing the same in Books—I beg that you will pay that sum in conformity, even something more if said sum should be insufficient to complete the purchace alluded to”; and requesting the firm to “place your disbursement & charges for that object to my debit & to forward me your account” (Tr in PPAmP: John Vaughan Papers; at head of text: “Messrs Perregaux Laffitte & Co Paris”; conjoined with RCs of TJ to Vaughan, 11, 15 July 1815, and Tr of following enclosure). (2) Girard’s letter of credit on Perregaux, Laffitte & Compagnie for Stephen Cathalan, Philadelphia, 30 July 1815, indicating that TJ, “Our Respectable late President,” has “requested me to pay on his account Two Hundred Dollars to Mr Stephen Cathalan, Merchant and Consul of the United States residing in Marseilles. Be pleased to remit that Sum to that Gentleman, to place the Same and Charges to my Debit, and to forward me your account relative to that transaction” (Dupl in FrM: Cathalan-Samatan Collection, addressed: “Messrs Perregaux Laffitte & Co Paris,” at head of text: “2te”; Tr in same, in an unidentified hand, with attestation signed by Vaughan; Tr in PPAmP: Vaughan Papers, conjoined with RCs of TJ to Vaughan, 11, 15 July 1815, and Tr of preceding enclosure).