BIB_ID
360454
Accession number
MA 1029.5
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1786 Mar. 6.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Watermark: Horn inside a shield over letters "GR", fragment. Watermark, infrared reflectography. Horn, shield, GR. 360454wm_MA_1029_5_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 Patsy."
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 Patsy."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Directing her to write care of Mr. Short "should ... sickness or any other circumstance render a letter ... necessary"; telling her, "the more you learn the more I love you, and I rest the happiness of my life on seeing you beloved by all the world"; instructing her to "lose no moment in improving your head, nor any opportunity of exercising your heart in benevolence."
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