Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00594 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: December 24, 1806 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Discusses the plans and legislative process related to the construction of the Cumberland Road, from Maryland to Ohio. Fearing that his correspondent's state legislature may be out of session before approving the project, Jefferson sends a partial report from the commissioners of the National Road and the related act of Congress (neither included). Asks that the matter be put before the state legislature for approval in order to avoid a delay in construction. Probably addressed to a governor, possibly Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean (Pennsylvania lobbied for a different route than the one proposed). A note penciled on the verso indicates that the document was written in the hand of Jefferson's daughter, Martha, but a later assessment identified it as the hand of Thomas M. Randolph, Jefferson's son-in-law and secretary. Possibly a draft. Docketed in an unknown hand.
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