BIB_ID
361346
Accession number
MA 1029.125
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1805 Nov. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.1 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 dearest 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 dearest daughter."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Telling her that he has written to Mrs. Madison "for the articles you desired and they may be expected by the stage" in a few days; enclosing one hundred dollars for her trip to Washington and discussing logistical details of the journey; letting her know that Mrs. Madison will not be there as she is still recovering [from her knee surgery].
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