1To Thomas Jefferson from Childs & Swaine, 16 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Philadelphia, 16 Dec. 1790 . In response to Remsen’s of the 23rd, they will be perfectly satisfied with such compensation as the Secretary of State deems reasonable. “If, however, it is necessary to mention a price, we are willing to receive payment either by the session, or by the printed page of the Acts. If paid by the page, we ask one dollar; if by the session, one hundred dollars.” RC (...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Childs & Swaine, 27 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The late application of Mr. Brown to Congress which has been referred to you, induces us respectfully to state, That sometime in December last, we commenced the publication of a new or Second edition of the Acts of Congress passed at the first session; that this publication is nearly completed, and that another, smaller edition, is considerably advanced upon; that it is our intention to...