Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Horatio Turpin re: personal law of conduct prohibiting appointing a relative
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04627 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1807/06/10 Pagination: 1 p. + address 24.6 x 40 cm Order a Copy
Writing that he could not appoint a deserving relative, with the comment: "the field of public office will not be perverted by me." The document has been lined previously with Japanese tissue paper.
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