BIB_ID
361311
Accession number
MA 1029.48
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1792 Nov. 22.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 23.6 cm
Notes
Watermark: Crowned double circle with striding figure inside, Britannia. Watermark, infrared reflectography. crown, double circle, figure. 361311wm_MA_1029_48_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."
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
Expressing his concern that he has not heard from her recently, particularly because of the "frail state of [her] two little ones"; telling her that her friend Lady Elizabeth Tufton has married "some very rich person"; reporting that "Maria is well, but not yet become industrious in letter writing."
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