BIB_ID
361253
Accession number
MA 1029.109
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1803 Nov. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.3 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."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Expressing his concerns for this final stage of her pregnancy and saying he would like "to hear from you or of you by every post;" hoping "that on the first alarm you will require the attendance of a physician, because being on the spot, a word of advice often saves a case from being serious which a little delay would render so. never fail therefore to use this precaution;" commenting on the "usual bickerings of a political campaign. the feds are few, with little talent on their side, but as much gall at least as those who are wicked & impotent usually have."
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