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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to David Gelston re: thanks for supplying statistics on use of steamboats

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04918 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 1811/11/14 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Letter or note in the third person, thanking Gelston for supplying information on use of newly invented steamboats on the Hudson River. Written in Monticello

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Gelston, David, fl. 1803-1811

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