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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00693.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1823 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Lewis Brantz discussing a Mr. Haessler |
| Date | 3 April 1823 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Brantz, Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his recommendation of Mr. Haessler, probably Ferdinand R. Hässler who was the first supervisor of the Survey of the Coast, to Virginia Governor James Pleasant. Recipient noted in a different hand. Formerly pasted with a printed label. Watermark "D Ames." |
| Subjects | President Office Seeker Science and Technology Government and Civics |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Brantz, Lewis (ca. 1768-1838) Pleasants, James (1769-1836) |
| Place written | Monticello, Virginia |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Not in Bergh or Ford. James Pleasants, a cousin to Jefferson, was Governor of Virginia. Ferdinand Rudolph Hässler was a geodesist whom Jefferson had recommended to Congress for surveying the American coast in 1807. Due to legislative delays, purchasing problems and the War of 1812, Hässler did not begin the survey until 1816. His work was suspended by Congress in 1818 but he remained in America. In 1832 President Jackson appointed Hässler Superintendent of the Bureau of Weights and Measures, and in 1832 returned him to the Coastal Survey in which position he died. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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