To Thomas Jefferson from William C. C. Claiborne, 7 July 1807

Dear Sir,

New-Orleans July 7th. 1807.

Captain Cammack of the Marine Corps being order’ed to the City of Washington, I cannot avoid testifying to you my entire approbation of his Conduct while on this Station, and recommending him to your notice as an officer of merit and Talents;—He has for some time commanded the Marines at New-Orleans, & while his own Department has been uniformly correct, the most exact discipline has been observed by the Corps under his Command.

You will excuse the liberty I take in addressing you this Letter;—my only object is to render justice to merit, and to acquaint you of the zeal, fidelity and Ability, with which Captain Cammack has in this Station discharged his duty.

I am DrSir, With great respect & Esteem! Your hble servt

William C. C. Claiborne

DLC: Papers of Thomas Jefferson.

This early access document derives from raw transcriptions, prior to editing and publication in Rotunda's American History Collection. If this document is cited in formal research, it should be noted that it is not a final version, and that the URL you used to access it is not permanent.
Please report any errors or problems you notice in documents.