Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 31 July 1801: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
===Page 1=== | ===Page 1=== | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
[[George Wythe|G' Wythe]] to [[Thomas Jefferson|Th' Jefferson]] | |||
Peter Tinsley, the brother of the officer, concerning a demand against whom i took the liberty to write a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1801|letter]] to thee not long since, apprehends, that the letter may make some impression thy mind unfavourable to the officer, and may produce a suspicion in others of some unjustifiable conduct in captain Tinsley. this i write for the purpose of declaring that i know of no such conduct; and that i could not learn, after inquirie, where he was, and knew not to whom, | Peter Tinsley, the brother of the officer, concerning a demand against whom i took the liberty to write a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1801|letter]] to thee not long since, apprehends, that the letter may make some impression thy mind unfavourable to the officer, and may produce a suspicion in others of some unjustifiable conduct in captain Tinsley. this i write for the purpose of declaring that i know of no such conduct; and that i could not learn, after inquirie, where he was, and knew not to whom, | ||
Revision as of 03:01, 5 July 2015
"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, July 31, 1801, p. 1." Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.]
Letter text
Page 1
Peter Tinsley, the brother of the officer, concerning a demand against whom i took the liberty to write a letter to thee not long since, apprehends, that the letter may make some impression thy mind unfavourable to the officer, and may produce a suspicion in others of some unjustifiable conduct in captain Tinsley. this i write for the purpose of declaring that i know of no such conduct; and that i could not learn, after inquirie, where he was, and knew not to whom,
Page 2
"Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, July 31, 1801, p. 2." Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.]
whom, beside thyself, i could applie for information in what manner i might hope to obtain paiment of a demand on behalf of an old servant. farewell. 31 of july, 1801.