BIB_ID
361314
Accession number
MA 1029.49
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1792 Dec. 13.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 23.5 cm
Notes
Watermark: Crowned double circle with striding figure inside, Britannia. Watermark, infrared reflectography. Crown, double circle, figure. 361314wm_MA_1029_49_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
Sending her a list of items he is sending for her three house maids, including fabrics and stockings; discussing a suit for "Bob," and asking her to get stockings for him; telling her that he is also sending tongs and shovels; hoping that her daughter Anne has recovered; reporting that her sister Maria is in good health.
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