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Thomas Ewell to Thomas Jefferson, 16 August 1819

From Thomas Ewell

Washington 16 august 1819

Dear Sir,

With this I hope you will receive three copies of the book I last wrote to you about.   I regret exceedingly that it is not a work more worthy of yr acceptance: the errors of the type are excessive. I should be glad for a copy to be sent to yr Friend Mr Madison

with most unbounded respect I continue yr obligd St

Thos Ewell

RC (MHi); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 30 Aug. 1819 and so recorded in SJL. RC (MHi); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Samuel Garland, 12 Dec. 1820, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Eqe late President &c Milton or Charlotte’s ville Va”; franked; postmarked (faint) Washington, 17 [Aug.].

For the book, see Ewell to TJ, 10 Aug. 1819, and note.

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