BIB_ID
104767
Accession number
MA 1029.89
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1800 Jan. 21.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. in 1925.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 25.3 cm
Notes
Watermark: 1799 Watermark, infrared reflectography. 1799 104767wm_MA_1029_89_Jefferson_WM_IR.jpg
Docketed.
Part of a large collection of letters from Thomas Jefferson to his daughter Martha. Letters in the collection are described in individual records; see main record for MA 1029 for details.
To "my dear Martha."
Docketed.
Part of a large collection of letters from Thomas Jefferson to his daughter Martha. Letters in the collection are described in individual records; see main record for MA 1029 for details.
To "my dear Martha."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Forwarding a letter from Mde. Salimberi; mentioning various issues discussed in the House of Representatives; telling her, "I am made happy by a letter from Mr. Eppes, rec[eived]d two or three days ago & informing me that Maria was become a mother & was well"; expressing his wish to see Martha and Maria; listing various deaths, including Governor [Edward] Rutledge of South Carolina and Governor [Thomas] Mifflin of Pennsylvania; noting that there is also a rumor of the death of George III; commenting on the failure of "the great & antient [sic] house of Cuningham & Nesbitt."
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