John Laval to Thomas Jefferson, 27 June 1823
From John Laval
Philada June 27th 1823
Sir,
I Sent you, on the 20th instt, 1 Nautical almanac for 1823 & One for 1824. I forward, By this day’s Mail, Two Bailey’s Phædrus, 8vo, London Edit., 2d hand, they are the only Copies I could obtain in all the city. the Book not being used in Our Schools, has not been reprinted here, this accounts for its Scarcity & the price—
Agreeably to your request, I, herein, inclose your account.
I am, with the highest Consideration & respect, Your very humble Servt
John Laval
RC (DLC); dateline beneath signature; adjacent to dateline: “Ths Jefferson Esq.”; endorsed by TJ as received 3 July 1823 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure not found.
A missing letter from TJ to Laval of 15 July 1823 is recorded in SJL with the bracketed notation “10.D.” On that day TJ also recorded that he “Inclosed to John Laval Phila. 10.D. for books” (, 2:1397).
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- Aesop; Fabularum Aesopiarum libri quinque (Phaedrus; ed. N. Bailey) search
- almanacs, nautical; TJ purchases search
- Bailey, Nathan (Nathaniel); editsFabularum Aesopiarum libri quinque (Phaedrus) search
- Fabularum Aesopiarum libri quinque (Phaedrus; ed. N. Bailey) search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with J. Laval search
- Latin language; works in search
- Laval, John; account with TJ search
- Laval, John; and books for TJ search
- Laval, John; letters from search
- Laval, John; letter to accounted for search
- Laval, John; TJ pays search
- Phaedrus (ancient Roman fabulist); Fabularum Aesopiarum libri quinque (ed. N. Bailey) search