Fernagus De Gelone to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1822
From Fernagus De Gelone
Port au Prince 10. January 1822.
Sir.
I am now in Port au Prince, employed by the Government. Deign to excuse me for the coarseness1 of this paper! I am destined to work on the rules of Howard, of Lancaster, and on your own. I Shall be ever happy to hear from your most Venerable mind. I will take the liberty to Write to you, often. I have a great deal to mention to you.
Your most respectful Servant.
| fernagus De Gelone. |
| at The Lyceum. |
RC (MHi); endorsed by TJ as received 20 Feb. 1822, but recorded in SJL as received a day earlier. RC (NNPM); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to Lydia Huntley Sigourney, 18 July 1824, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson. Monticelo. Milton. Virginia. U. S. America”; stamped “SHIP”; franked; postmarked New York, 11 Feb.
1. Manuscript: “coarness.”
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