Giacomo Raggi to Thomas Jefferson, 7 February 1824

From Giacomo Raggi

New York February 7. 1824.

Honl Sir,

I have this morning seen the Captain & have orders to go on board tomorrow, & he says he shall sail in all probability tomorrow, or the day after.

I have found here a young Italian, who speaks very well his native language & the English. His age is about 25 years, & if you or your friends would like such a person to wait on the table &c I can recommend him as a young man of ability & integrity.

With much respect, I am your ob Sert

Giacomo Raggi

N.B. The address of the person above is1 Girom Arighini Brodway No 305.—

RC (ViW: TC-JP); in an unidentified hand, signed by Raggi; endorsed by TJ as received 12 Feb. 1824 and so recorded in SJL.

1. Remainder of postscript in a second unidentified hand.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Giacomo Raggi to Thomas Jefferson, 7 February 1824
Author: Raggi, Giacomo
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 7 February 1824

Reference

Cite as: “Giacomo Raggi to Thomas Jefferson, 7 February 1824,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-20-02-0413. [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. 487.]

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