Mary Lewis to Thomas Jefferson

Sir Sept 23th 12

I shall now be glad to have Joes assistance any evning—that will be convenient to you—perhaps sattarday will be most so and in time for me—I wish you to send some Barrels to morrow and have them filled with apples which you will accept and oblige me by so doing, as I have a very great ap abundance—the sooner you get them the better as thay are dayly carry,d of by plunders be so good as to remind Mr Chisholm of my small job of work, I can not find him out

I am with much Esteem Your Sincear Friend
M Lewis
Recipient’s Copy (University of Virginia, on deposit from Mrs. Edwin Page Kirk); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “Mr Jefferson Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as a letter received 30 Sept. 1812 from “Lewis mrs Molly”; with unrelated calculations in TJ’s hand and his Notes on Layout of Fields at Lego, [on or after 30 Sept. 1812], on address leaf.

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Author Mary Lewis
Date 23 Sept. 1812
Place of Origin Unknown