Giacomo Raggi to Thomas Jefferson, 2 April 1821
From Giacomo Raggi
Coleggio del universitta li 2 aprile 1821
Signor Jefferson qesta e la Soma del denaro, che lei fara pagare ha mia moglie fara pagare al arivo delle letera ha livorno due cento toleri e po inseguito fara pagare 25 toleri il mese per un anno la Somma totale Sono toleri 500
Si saro molto obligato
Giacomo Raggi
Editors’ Translation
College of the university 2 April 1821
Mr. Jefferson this is the amount of money, that you will make payment to my wife on the arrival of the letters in Leghorn: two hundred talers, and later you will make payment of 25 talers a month for one year, the total sum is 500 talers
I will be much obliged to you
Giacomo Raggi
RC (ViU: TJP); dateline above signature; endorsed by TJ as received the day it was written and so recorded in SJL. Translation by Dr. Jonathan T. Hine.
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