Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 9 November 1823
To Thomas Ritchie
Monto Nov. 9. 23.
Dear Sir
Your favor of Oct. 29. was duly recieved. our Report was ready on the 6th of Oct. except as to a single blank to be filled with the result of an account not then in hand. this was not rendered to me till the day before yesterday and I this day commit the whole to the mail under address to the Govr as required by law. I hope you will always print our reports in 8vo being most convenient for binding together from time to time for preservation.1 friendly respects & salutns
Th: Jefferson
FC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of Bernard Peyton to TJ, 14 July 1823; in TJ’s hand; at foot of text: “T. Ritchie esq.”; endorsed by TJ. Not recorded in SJL.
By virtue of his office as govr of Virginia, James Pleasants was president of the Literary Fund directors, and thus the officer to whom the annual reports of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors were required by law to be sent.
1. Omitted period at right margin editorially supplied.
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