From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Lincoln, 27 March 1804
To Benjamin Lincoln
Washington Mar. 27. 04
Sir
You were so kind as to pay the duties & some other expences of some articles which came last fall for me to Boston. not having yet recieved a note of the amount according to a former request I take the liberty of recalling it to your memory, that I may be enabled to remit it to you, which shall be done with many thanks for your attention to the subject. Accept my salutations & assurances of respect.
Th: Jefferson
RC (King V. Hostick, Chicago, 1951); at foot of text: “Genl. Lincoln.” PoC (MHi); endorsed by TJ.
some articles: see Vol. 40:458n; Vol. 41:229, 381.