Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Eli Williams, Thomas Moore, and Joseph Kerr

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GLC#
GLC02148
Type
Letters
Date
6 August 1808
Author/Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Title
to Eli Williams, Thomas Moore, and Joseph Kerr
Place Written
Monticello, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

President Jefferson writes to the commissioners of the Cumberland Road about reexamining its route from Washington, Pennsylvania, to Wheeling, Pennsylvania. Explains that "the principal object of this road is a communication directly westwardly if however inconsiderable deflections from this course will benefit particular places and better accommodate travellers, these are circumstances to be taken into consideration." Written as president.

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