BIB_ID
361201
Accession number
MA 1029.24
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1791 April 17.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 23.8 cm
Notes
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 daughter."
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 daughter."
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Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside, fragment.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Referring to "Walker Gilmer," a friend's son who had recently died; discussing a calash he had made for her, and describing a new style of veil for her hats; telling her that he will "not be able to see [her] till September, by which time the young granddaughter will begin to look bold, and knowing."
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