Jefferson makes inquiries regarding protocol to the Secretary at War
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Jefferson makes inquiries regarding protocol to the Secretary at War
Description
Letter, Jefferson asks Knox for permission to invite guests.
short description
Ltr, ask permission to invite guests.
year created
1790
month created
08
day created
12
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
Otto
Mrs. Otto
notable item/thing
beg the favor of your answer to these queries & govern myself accordingly
only be so good as to have reserved for them a seat in respectable position
named in the invitation
may I write the three charges des affaires to attend the ceremony
permitted to bring respectable strangers of their nation
limitation of numbers
do ladies go
document number
1790081240001
page start
1
transcription
The Secretary
XXXVI-143
Dear Sir
May I invite the three char-ge's des affaires to attend the cere-mony? may they be permitted to bring respectable strangers of their nation with [out or in??] Strike-through text[indecipherable] limitation of num-bers? do ladies go? if they do, must mrs Otts. must be named in the invitation to mr Otts. I will beg the favor of your answer to queries & govern myself accordingly. only be so good as have reserved for them a seat in a respectable position.
yours affectionately & respectfully
T. H. Jefferson
Thursday even.
XXXVI-143
Dear Sir
May I invite the three char-ge's des affaires to attend the cere-mony? may they be permitted to bring respectable strangers of their nation with [out or in??] Strike-through text[indecipherable] limitation of num-bers? do ladies go? if they do, must mrs Otts. must be named in the invitation to mr Otts. I will beg the favor of your answer to queries & govern myself accordingly. only be so good as have reserved for them a seat in a respectable position.
yours affectionately & respectfully
T. H. Jefferson
Thursday even.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AJU09 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 26, P: 143 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Jefferson | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |