David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1816

From David Gelston

New York August 31. 1816.

Dear Sir,

I have received bill of lading &ca enclosed, but have no invoice, if you can furnish the invo it will save much trouble—when completed I shall forward the case to Richmond—

Very truly & sincerely your’s

David Gelston

RC (MHi); mistakenly endorsed by TJ as received 17 Aug. 1816. RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to George Cabell, 1 May 1817, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esquire Monticello”; franked; postmarked New York, 31 Aug. Recorded in SJL as received 17 Sept. 1816.

For the enclosed bill of lading &ca, see David Bailie Warden to TJ, 14 July 1816. The 30 May 1816 invoice for TJ’s recent book purchase from de Bure Frères is printed above at Warden to TJ, 12 July 1816.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1816
Author: Gelston, David
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 31 August 1816

Reference

Cite as: “David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1816,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-10-02-0242. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 10, May 1816 to 18 January 1817, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013, p. 356.]

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