BIB_ID
360485
Accession number
MA 1029.9
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1787 May 21.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 23.1 cm
Notes
Watermark: D&C BLAUW, fragment. Watermark, infrared reflectography. D & C Blauw. 360485wm_MA_1029_9_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
Describing his travels in France; discussing Petrarch and nightingales; reporting that he will return to Paris in the middle of June; mentioning that they can expect Polly [Mary Jefferson] soon; warning her to avoid ennui, "the most dangerous poison of life."
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