John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June [1817]

From John Barnes

Milton Wednesdy Eveng 4 June

Dear Sir

We are here, at the foot of your Mountain, but for the Want of horses—or Carriage dare not Approach Monticello—

yrs most respectfully

J Barnes.

the fatigue of the Journey—I wish—to tarry here this Eveng—

RC (ViU: TJP-ER); partially dated; dateline beneath signature; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ as received 5 June 1817 and so recorded in SJL.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June [1817]
Author: Barnes, John
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 4 June 1817

Reference

Cite as: “John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June [1817],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-11-02-0336. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 11, 19 January to 31 August 1817, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014, p. 402.]

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