John Laval to Thomas Jefferson, 5 February 1824
From John Laval
Philadelphia Feby 5th 1824.
Sir,
I have been prevented, to this day, by indisposition, from informing you that, agreeably to your desires, I have ordered from London, on the 20th of December ulto „Gerard’s Plan of education in the Marischal college & university of Aberdeen, with the reasons of it„1=printed by Chalmers of Aberdeen; also „Baxter’s history of England,„2 the 8vo edition, if any has been printed, if not, & then only, the 4to Book. I expect to receive these works at the same time with Russell’s view of education—
The four last volumes of Las Cases were forwarded to you by two different Mails, at a week’s interval, in the latter part of December—
I have not been able to obtain a Copy of Made Campan’s Memoirs, in french, there has not been a single one for sale in all the Bookstores of Philadelphia or N. york.—A Gentleman of the Russian Legation had promised to send me from Washington the copy he received from France, but he has neglected to fulfil his promise.—We have here, a pretty good edition of the „work„3 in English, printed in Philadelphia in a large volume 8vo—boards—at $2–75⁄100—I will send one to you, if you think the translation may supply the original.
I inclose my account with you & the Bill, Receipted, of Mr A. Kneeland—
John Laval
RC (DLC); dateline beneath signature and adjacent to internal address: “Ths Jefferson, Esq.”; endorsed by TJ as received 10 Feb. 1824 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Receipt from Abner Kneeland to TJ, 1 Aug. 1823. Other enclosure not found.
1. Omitted closing guillemet editorially supplied.
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3. Mismatched opening single quotation mark editorially changed to a guillemet.
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- A New and Impartial History of England (J. Baxter) search
- Baxter, John; A New and Impartial History of England search
- Campan, Jeanne Louise Henriette; Mémoires sur la vie privée de Marie-Antoinette search
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- Chalmers, James; as printer search
- Gerard, Alexander; Plan of Education in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen, with the reasons of it search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; orders books search
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- Kneeland, Abner; receipt from search
- Las Cases, Emmanuel Auguste Dieudonné Marin Joseph, comte de (A. Le Sage); Memorial de Sainte Helene. Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena search
- Laval, John; account with TJ search
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