JEFFERSON, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ("Th:Jefferson") as President, to Colonel Worthington, [Washington, D.C.], 3 January 1806. 1 page, oblong 8vo, integral address leaf, browning, small tears on edges. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON REQUESTS THE COMPANY OF WORTHINGTON, EARLY OHIO LEADER. A brief letter, written in third person, by which the President sends greetings and an invitation to Thomas Worthington; "Th:Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Col o Worthington & will take it as a great proof of his kindness if he will call on him as he passes any time to-day or tomorrow." Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), almost certainly the recipient of this letter, was an important early land speculator and Register of the Land Office in the Old Northwest (see lot 2). As one of the largest landowners in the Ohio Territory, he was guaranteed a leading role in politics. His efforts to establish Ohio's statehood based upon the models of Jeffersonian Republicanism endeared him to the President. After statehood, Worthington became one of Ohio's first Senators and came to live in Washington, where his friendship with Jefferson blossomed. After resigning his Senatorial seat, Worthington was elected Governor of Ohio, a position from which he sought to encourage social reform such as the regulation of saloons.
JEFFERSON, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ("Th:Jefferson") as President, to Colonel Worthington, [Washington, D.C.], 3 January 1806. 1 page, oblong 8vo, integral address leaf, browning, small tears on edges. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON REQUESTS THE COMPANY OF WORTHINGTON, EARLY OHIO LEADER. A brief letter, written in third person, by which the President sends greetings and an invitation to Thomas Worthington; "Th:Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Col o Worthington & will take it as a great proof of his kindness if he will call on him as he passes any time to-day or tomorrow." Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), almost certainly the recipient of this letter, was an important early land speculator and Register of the Land Office in the Old Northwest (see lot 2). As one of the largest landowners in the Ohio Territory, he was guaranteed a leading role in politics. His efforts to establish Ohio's statehood based upon the models of Jeffersonian Republicanism endeared him to the President. After statehood, Worthington became one of Ohio's first Senators and came to live in Washington, where his friendship with Jefferson blossomed. After resigning his Senatorial seat, Worthington was elected Governor of Ohio, a position from which he sought to encourage social reform such as the regulation of saloons.
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