BIB_ID
361277
Accession number
MA 1029.42
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1792 June 8.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 23.2 cm
Notes
Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside (upper fragment). Watermark, infrared reflectography. Crown, shield, horn. 361277wm_MA_1029_42_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 daughter."
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."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Reporting that the "news from the French West India islands is more and more discouraging"; telling her that her friend Mrs. Waters' husband appears to be "in a galloping consumption"; noting that Maria is well, and sending his love to Martha, Mr. Randolph, and Anne.
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