Letter to David Gelston, 1816 August 3.

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Letter to David Gelston, 1816 August 3.

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Jefferson asks Gelston, collector of the Port of New York, to ship a case of Barsac wine from Bordeaux to Richmond in care of Gibson and Jefferson. The wine was originally sent to New York by Consul John Martin Baker via the brig General Ward.

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Gelston, David, 1744-1828

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David Gelston (July 4, 1744 – August 21, 1828) was an American merchant and politician. Born in Bridgehampton in Suffolk County on Long Island in what was then the Province of New York, as the American Revolution approached, Gelston became politically active. He signed the articles of association in 1774, agreeing to avoid British imports, even though this hurt his own business. Gelston represented Suffolk County in the New York Provincial Congress of 1775 to 1777, as well as the 1777 New Yo...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Baker, John M. (John Martin)

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General Ward (Brig)

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Gibson and Jefferson.

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