BIB_ID
361368
Accession number
MA 1029.62
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1793 July 21.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 23.6 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 his "dear daughter."
With trace of a seal.
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 his "dear daughter."
With trace of a seal.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside (upper fragment).
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Discussing his farming plans for Monticello; noting that they have heard "that France has sent commissioners to England to treat of peace," and observing that "upon the whole the affairs of France ... appear solid and safe."
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