Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 23 June 1801

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"Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 23 June 1801." Image from the Library of Congress, The Thomas Jefferson Papers.

    Th J. to G. Wythe
    Yours of the 19th is this moment received, the moment your former one came to hand. I engaged Capt. Lewis my secretary to take measures for procuring paiment from the debtor, who seems is at St. Mary’s on the Southern frontier of Georgia, he happened to have opportunity of seeing the paymaster who refused to [stop] […] his next paiment after seeing the debtor. Capt. Lewis thinks […] yet 6. or 8. weeks before the effect can be known. [I presume] […] [to let] it go on. and if his brother shall have paid before we get the money thro’ this channel, it can easily be [restored to him thro the pay] master. I suppose it better to preserve the advantage of the [double?] chance. you must not suppose this is a trouble to me. you [taught] me the maxim that nothing is troublesome that [makes] […]. you can do nothing more pleasing to me, than to give me opportunity of being serviceable to yourself or your friends. accept the […] my constant & grateful affections & high respect.

                            Th. Jefferson

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