Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from William Macarty, 25 January 1788

From William Macarty

L’Orient, 25 Jan. 1788. The dishes which are available are not the same pattern as those sent, but may answer the purpose; the “Nest, or Jeu consists of 5 Dishes, from the Smallest to the Largest Size” and costs 21₶ the set; there are two sorts, one “Oval Dishes Scollop’d Edge, with a red Border like the Bleu Border round your China”; the other “of the Same form with yours with a pale red, chass’d Border covering about half the Rim of the Dish, Both Sorts with detach’d flours”; if these will answer, they will be sent immediately.

RC (DLC); 2 p.; endorsed.

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