Thomas Jefferson to the Seventy-Six Association, 1 August 1817
To the Seventy-Six Association
Monticello Aug. 1. 17.
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to the members of the ’76 association at Charleston, as well as to their Standing Committee, for the communication of the eloquent oration of mr Elliott which he has read with great pleasure. he assures them of his sensibility on this mark of their kind attention, and salutes them with the tender of his high consideration and respect.
PoC (MoSHi: TJC-BC); on verso of reused address cover of otherwise unlocated letter from William D. Taylor to TJ, 7 Apr. 1817 (addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello Virginia”; franked by Taylor: “Collectors office Wm D Taylor”; postmarked Richmond, 7 Apr.; recorded in SJL as received 10 Apr. 1817 from Richmond); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ.
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- An Oration, delivered in St. Philip’s Church, before the inhabitants of Charleston, South-Carolina; on Friday, the Fourth of July, 1817, in commemoration of American Independence (B. Elliott) search
- Black, Christopher L.; and Seventy-Six Association search
- Black, Christopher L.; letter to search
- Burger, Samuel; and Seventy-Six Association search
- Burger, Samuel; letter to search
- Charleston, S.C.; Seventy-Six Association search
- Condy, Thomas Doughty; and Seventy-Six Association search
- Condy, Thomas Doughty; letter to search
- Elliott, Benjamin; An Oration, delivered in St. Philip’s Church, before the inhabitants of Charleston, South-Carolina; on Friday, the Fourth of July, 1817, in commemoration of American Independence search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; receives works search
- Seventy-Six Association (Charleston, S.C.); forwards orations search
- Seventy-Six Association (Charleston, S.C.); letters to search
- Singellton, William; and Seventy-Six Association search
- Singellton, William; letter to search
- Smith, Thomas Loughton; and Seventy-Six Association search
- Smith, Thomas Loughton; letter to search
- Taylor, William D.; letter from accounted for search