Thomas Jefferson Papers

From Thomas Jefferson to John Armstrong of New York, 29 June 1804

To John Armstrong of New York

June 29. 04.

Will Genl Armstrong do Th: Jefferson the favor to come & take family soupe with him to-day at half past three? Th:J. will ask the same favor of mr Madison. free conversations with Genl. Armstrong will give him a truer idea of the dispositions of this government towards those of Europe than written instructions can possibly convey.

RC (NBLiHi).

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    From Thomas Jefferson to John Armstrong of New York, 29 June 1804
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    Armstrong, John
    Date
    29 June 1804

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    “From Thomas Jefferson to John Armstrong of New York, 29 June 1804,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-43-02-0558. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 43, 11 March–30 June 1804, ed. James P. McClure. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017, p. 667.]

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