To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 17 August 1806

From Thomas Jefferson

Monto. Aug. 17. 06.

The death of Meriwether Jones having taken place, I have written to mr. Wagner directly to forward to mr. Page a Commission for the loan office, in order to save a post and shorten the term of sollicitations.1 I shall set out this morning for Bedford & be back about the 25th. Affectionate salutations.

RC (DLC); FC (DLC: Jefferson Papers). RC cover addressed and franked by Jefferson; docketed by JM.

1. For Jones, his death, and his replacement by John Page, see Mary Randolph to JM, 31 Mar. 1806, PJM-SS description begins Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series (12 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1986–). description ends 11:445 and n 2.

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Title: To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 17 August 1806
Author: Jefferson, Thomas
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 17 August 1806

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Cite as: “To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 17 August 1806,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-12-02-0349. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 12, 1 June 1806–31 October 1806, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, pp. 226–227.]

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