Manuscripts

Thomas Jefferson, Washington, D.C., letter to Bernard Germain Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, the Comte de Lacépède

Description: Contemporary copy, in the hand of Comte de Lacépède. (4 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1803 February 24
Call number: BR Box 263 (2)
Creator: Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from American Art Association, 1920, 1921.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1915-1920.; Purchased from Maggs Bros. 1916, 1918.; Purchased from George D. Smith,
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Bacon, Edmund, (1785-); Barnes, John, (1730-1826,); Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,); Brockenbrough, Arthur S., (1780-1832,); Carr, Martha Jefferson, (1746-1811,); Cocke, John Hartwell, (1780-1866,); Eppes, Elizabeth Wayles, (1752-1810,); Eppes, Francis, (1747-1808,); Eppes, Francis, (1773-1823,); Eppes, John Wayles, (1778-1804,); Eppes, Maria, (-1817,); Lemaire, Étienne, (1772-1836,); Randolph, Martha Jefferson, (1768-1828,); Randolph, Thomas M. (1849-1937,); Taylor, Cornelia Jefferson,
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