Robert Smith (printer) to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1823
From Robert Smith (printer)
Greensburgh January 17th 1823
Sir
you must know that in the year 1800 the 17th day of May I left Philadellphia, to go on election for you—at Annopolis. I put a card in Mr Greens paper at Annopolis which brought Judge Duwal to address a number essays which was inserted in all the papers through the United States—I have got in years and shall thank1 you to transmit by Mail to me at Harrisburgh Pa ten2 or twenty dollars to Robert3 Smith printer which will be rememberd
You must know I station myself4 at Pititsburgh in the5 year 1810 to look over the interest of the United States and I contributed all I could to the capture of the two British fleets on the Lakes
Robert Smith printer
P.S I expect to be in Harrisburgh about two week or more you will See that I am still striving to promote the high interests which all men should do to promote happiness and peace of the people of the United States
The confusion ocasion by having so many banks has put the people on their beam ends that there is little money in circulation
RC (DLC); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq. Charlottsville Va”; postmarked Greensburg, 17 Jan.; endorsed by TJ as received 28 Jan. 1823 from “Greensboro’” and so recorded in SJL.
mr greens: Frederick Green and Samuel Green. judge duwal: Gabriel Duvall. beam ends: literally, to have the ends of a ship’s beams touching the water, “so that the vessel lies on its side in imminent danger of capsizing.” Figuratively, “to be quite laid aside, utterly at a loss, hard up” ().
1. Manuscript: “than.”
2. Reworked from “five.”
3. Manuscript: “Robeert.”
4. Manuscript: “my mysef.”
5. Manuscript: “the the.”
Index Entries
- Annapolis, Md.; Maryland Gazette search
- banks; proliferation of search
- charity; requests to TJ for search
- Duvall, Gabriel; essays of, on election of1800 search
- Green, Frederick; andMaryland Gazette search
- Green, Samuel; andMaryland Gazette search
- Maryland Gazette (Annapolis newspaper) search
- newspapers; AnnapolisMaryland Gazette search
- politics; elections search
- Smith, Robert (printer); and election of1800 search
- Smith, Robert (printer); letters from search
- Smith, Robert (printer); requests money from TJ search
- United States; and presidential election of1800 search
- War of1812; U.S. naval victories during search