JEFFERSON, THOMAS, President. Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, in third person, to General Peter Muhlenberg, Port Collector of Philadelphia; Washington, D.C., 27 June 1804. 1 page, 4to, 250 x 208 mm (9 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.), integral blank, a small stain in upper blank portion, inoffensive creasing, address panel on verso (occupying both pages) in Jefferson's hand: "General Muhlenberg Philadelphia," and with JEFFERSON'S FRANK: "Free Th: Jefferson Pr. U.S.," red circular "Washington City Jun 27," datestamp and "Free" handstamp, seal hole and a minor tear at a fold intersection. JEFFERSON FORWARDS A LETTER FOR BARON HUMBOLDT "Th: Jefferson salutes Genl. Muhlenberg and asks the favor of him to have the inclosed letter delivered to Baron Humboldt if not gone; & if gone, to reinclose it to Th: J....". Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), the noted scientist, had been traveling in North and South America since 1797, gathering material for his monumental Voyages de Humboldt et Bonpland (1805-1834). He visited Jefferson in early June 1804, just before he embarked for Europe, initiating thereby a long and fruitful correspondence between the two men.
JEFFERSON, THOMAS, President. Autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson") as President, in third person, to General Peter Muhlenberg, Port Collector of Philadelphia; Washington, D.C., 27 June 1804. 1 page, 4to, 250 x 208 mm (9 7/8 x 8 3/16 in.), integral blank, a small stain in upper blank portion, inoffensive creasing, address panel on verso (occupying both pages) in Jefferson's hand: "General Muhlenberg Philadelphia," and with JEFFERSON'S FRANK: "Free Th: Jefferson Pr. U.S.," red circular "Washington City Jun 27," datestamp and "Free" handstamp, seal hole and a minor tear at a fold intersection. JEFFERSON FORWARDS A LETTER FOR BARON HUMBOLDT "Th: Jefferson salutes Genl. Muhlenberg and asks the favor of him to have the inclosed letter delivered to Baron Humboldt if not gone; & if gone, to reinclose it to Th: J....". Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), the noted scientist, had been traveling in North and South America since 1797, gathering material for his monumental Voyages de Humboldt et Bonpland (1805-1834). He visited Jefferson in early June 1804, just before he embarked for Europe, initiating thereby a long and fruitful correspondence between the two men.
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