Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 29 December 1803

From J. P. G. Muhlenberg

Philadelphia Decr. 29th. 1803

Sir

I am Honor’d with Your favor of the 24th. Inst. and now beg leave to inform You, That I have this day Shipp’d for Washington, by the Sloop Unity, Captn. Allbright, the Barrell of Missisippi Water, forwarded to me by Mr. Hulings from New Orleans—The two Pipes of Lisbon, & the Butt of Sherry Wine, will be forwarded to Richmond, to the address of Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson of that place, by the Schooner Caroline, Captn. Lewis who expects to Sail on Saturday next.

I have the Honor to be with Perfect Respect Sir Your Obedt Servt

P Muhlenberg

RC (MHi); at foot of text: “The President of The U. States”; endorsed by TJ as received 1 Jan. 1804 and so recorded in SJL.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 29 December 1803
    Author
    Muhlenberg, J. P. G.
    Recipient
    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    29 December 1803

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. G. Muhlenberg, 29 December 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-42-02-0189. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 42, 16 November 1803–10 March 1804, ed. James P. McClure. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016, p. 206.]

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