To Thomas Jefferson from Jones & Howell, 9 May 1805
From Jones & Howell
Phila. 9th May 1805
Respected Friend
Your favor of 4th Inst is at hand Covering Check in the Bank for 144 47/100 which is to Your Credit.
Mr Stewart has promised to look out the articles You wrote for, and we Shall forward them. we Shall also forward You 4 Open Stoves, by order of, B H Latrobe, Sometime Since, but could not then be obtained Shall now Send them, as we have no doubt Mr Latrobe acted agreeable to Your orders
with esteem we are Your Friends
Jones & Howell
RC (MHi); at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr.”; endorsed by TJ as received 11 May and so recorded in SJL.
For Benjamin H. Latrobe’s recommendations regarding the purchase of Stoves for Monticello, see Latrobe to TJ, 5 Jan.