Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 14 February 1819
To Thomas Ritchie
Mont. Feb. 14.1 19
Th: Jefferson will be obliged to mr Ritchie for the acts of assembly of the sessions of 1816–17 and of 1817–18 to be forwarded by mail2 and to be considered as a regular subscriber for them hereafter.3 if placed in account with his newspapers mr Gibson will always pay for them at the same time. he salutes mr Ritchie with frdshp & respect
Dft (MHi); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ.
As state printer, Ritchie published the Virginia acts of assembly from 1815 until 1838.
1. Reworked from “13.”
2. Preceding five words interlined.
3. Word interlined.
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