Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to his daughter Martha, 1791 Nov. 13.

BIB_ID
361232
Accession number
MA 1029.30
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1791 Nov. 13.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.9 cm
Notes
Watermark: SWI or L, fragment. Watermark, infrared reflectography. Letters S, W 361232wm_MA_1029_30_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."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Sending Mr. Randolph a copy of "Freneau's paper"; noting that "the affairs of the French West Indies are in a desperate state"; telling her that he is sending "the clothes for the house servants" by Capt. Stratton, because "to forward them by any other vessel, is risking their miscarriage"; sharing news of Maria and how she was settled into life in Philadelphia.