[PW] ? Thomas Jefferson Quotation

[Jeanne Schramm]

Here is another path to pursue:  On NPR's Weekend Edition (Sept. 1, 2007),
Scott Simon interviewed A. J. Jacobs -- a fellow who has read the
Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z.
He was relating the best and worst jobs in history. One of the best was
being a diplomat during Jefferson's presidency. The quote is quite similar
to Bruce's request except that it was the ambassador to Spain. He did not
say which volume contained this information, but he definitely said that it
was from a Jeffersonian letter. (I am not in the vicinity of the EB right
now.)
Jeanne Schramm (Ret.), W. Liberty, WV   26074

On 9/26/07, Thornlow, Bruce <Thornlowb at ndu.edu> wrote:
>
> 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
> thornlowb at ndu.edu
> 202-685-3521
>
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