Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Henry Remsen, Jr.

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GLC#
GLC00639.16-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
November 9, 1793
Author/Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Title
to Henry Remsen, Jr.
Place Written
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Jefferson writes after a Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia had scattered the functions of the federal government through the countryside, and questions whether Congress could gather after voting to re-convene in Philadelphia. Question of seat of government. He looks forward to retirement as farmer and briefly discusses a threshing machine. The letter is docketed.

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