John Forsyth to Thomas Jefferson, 28 August 1823
From John Forsyth
Washington aug. 28 1823.
J. Forsyth has the honor to enclose to mr Jefferson the Constitution of the Spanish Comuneros supposing that it would give him pleasure to see it. The society is said to consist of forty thousand persons.
the book was procured for the Dept of State J Forsyth requests therefore that it may be returned to him at Washington after mr Jefferson has read it.
RC (DLC); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 2 Sept. 1823 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Constitucion de la Confederacion de los Caballeros Comuneros, y reglamento para el cobierno interior de las fortalezas, torres y castillos de todas las merindades de España (Madrid and Barcelona, 1822).
The Sociedad de los Caballeros Comuneros (the society) was a short-lived, liberal Spanish secret order with Masonic origins.
TJ’s reply to Forsyth of 4 Sept. 1823, not found, is recorded in SJL.
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