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Autograph letter signed with initials : Monticello, to his daughter Martha, 1796 Mar. 6.

BIB_ID
361393
Accession number
MA 1029.74
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1796 Mar. 6.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 23.3 cm
Notes
Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside. Watermark, infrared reflectography. Crown, shield, horn. 361393wm_MA_1029_74_Jefferson_WM_IR.jpg
Addressed to "Mrs. Martha Randolph / Varina / Henrico."
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 daughter."
With trace of a seal.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Reporting that they are all well and Jefferson [Martha's son] is "robust as a beef."