Template:On this day/July 31

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

July 31:

• 1793 – Thomas Jefferson wrote to President George Washington, reiterating his plan to resign as Secretary of State by the end of the next quarter and discussing key cabinet matters.
• 1807 – While in Washington, Thomas Jefferson wrote to architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, urging the prioritization of landscaping and building improvements at the U.S. Capitol.