BIB_ID
361378
Accession number
MA 1029.68
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1793 Dec. 22.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 25.3 cm
Notes
Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside (upper fragment). Watermark, infrared reflectography. Crown, shield, horn. 361378wm_MA_1029_68_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
Asking her to make sure that his horses are at Fredericksburg to meet him on Jan. 12; reporting that "the President [George Washington] made yesterday, what I hope will be the last set at me to continue; but in this I am now immoveable, by any considerations whatever"; discussing his efforts to ship his belongings to Richmond; commenting on the United States' strained relations with England.
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