John F. Watson to Thomas Jefferson, 5 February 1816
From John F. Watson
Germantown 5 Feby 1816—
Sir
By this days mail, I Send you the 7 & 8 Vols of the Edinbg Review—since our last settlementx I have sent you the Vols 4, 5 & 6th ⅌ mail—for which five Vols—(12½ Dollrs–), you may either remit me ⅌ mail, or in such manner as may be most convenient to you—If notes of your State I will prefer those of Richmond state Bank—
I have within a year past become Cashier of the Bank here in Germantown, your future Vols will therefore be sent to you by E Earle, bookseller of Philada as fast as they are printed—
John F Watson
P.S.—I conclude to retain vol 8—3 or 4 days so as not to put too much in one mail at a time—
RC (DLC); dateline beneath signature; endorsed by TJ as received 14 Feb. 1816 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Robert Saunders, 2 Mar. 1816, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqre Monticello Va”; franked; postmarked Philadelphia, 6 Feb.
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