[PW] ? Thomas Jefferson Quotation

[Thornlow, Bruce]

Are there any Jeffersonian scholars out there who can tell me the
original source for the following quote?

		"We have not heard from our ambassador in Paris for
years. If we have not heard from him by the end of the year, let us
write him a letter."
			- President Jefferson to Secretary of State
Madison.
Another variation of the quote is:
"We have not heard from our ambassador in Paris for two years. If we do
not hear from him by the end of this year, let us write him a letter." 
Thank you in advance -
Bruce


Bruce S. Thornlow
Reference Librarian
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