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died (& their places being filled by Messrs Dalton & Cranch)
& he had a right to expect to be appointed, Mr Jefferson
said it was only to be temporary & was not worth his
acceptance, & gave it to Thos. Monroe who with Mr Wm
Brent had been Clerk to the Board; (& notwithstanding
Mr J's observation) he continued to hold the situation for
many years with a good Salary besides being Post Master
at the same time. - W. J. was appointed a Magistrate
which he continued to be 'till his death, likewise a Commisr
of Bankruptcy, which latter soon ceased, & afforded small
emolument while it continued; & was besides a Situation
little calculated for his feeling heart. - He was then
employed in the Dept of State to issue Patents for inven=
=tions (a situation for which his general knowledge well suited him)
This business he organized into an Office of which he was
made Superintendent, tho' not separated from the State
Dept. as he wished, being in this, as in many other circum=
stances of his life cruelly disappointed - He was kept
at a low Salary for many years, with the tantalizing
expectation of its being raised every Session of Congress
being recommended (tho' not urged) by every president

died (& their places being filled by Messrs Dalton & Cranch)
& he had a right to expect to be appointed, Mr Jefferson
said it was only to be temporary & was not worth his
acceptance, & gave it to Thos. Monroe who with Mr Wm
Brent had been Clerk to the Board; (& notwithstanding
Mr J's observation) he continued to hold the situation for
many years with a good Salary besides being Post Master
at the same time. - W. J. was appointed a Magistrate
which he continued to be 'till his death, likewise a Commisr
of Bankruptcy, which latter soon ceased, & afforded small
emolument while it continued; & was besides a Situation
little calculated for his feeling heart. - He was then
employed in the Dept of State to issue Patents for inven=
=tions (a situation for which his general knowledge well suited him)
This business he organized into an Office of which he was
made Superintendent, tho' not separated from the State
Dept. as he wished, being in this, as in many other circum=
stances of his life cruelly disappointed - He was kept
at a low Salary for many years, with the tantalizing
expectation of its being raised every Session of Congress
being recommended (tho' not urged) by every president