Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 13 November 1823

To Joseph C. Cabell

Nov. 13. 23

Th:J. to mr Cabell.

I recd with real regret your’s of Oct. 27. the necessity of looking out for a substitute obliged me to act immediately. I consulted mr Madison, but it is of great importance to see you. pray therefore call on me as you go down. affectionate salutations

RC (ViU: TJP); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Joseph C. Cabell esq. Warminster”; franked; postmarked; endorsed by Cabell as received 10 Dec. 1823. Recorded in SJL with additional bracketed notation: “to call on me.”

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 13 November 1823
Author: Jefferson, Thomas
Recipient: Cabell, Joseph Carrington
Date: 13 November 1823

Reference

Cite as: “Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 13 November 1823,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-20-02-0251. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 20, 1 July 1823 to 31 March 1824, ed. J. Jefferson Looney et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2023, p. 300.]

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