Autograph letter : Monticello, to his daughter Martha, 1797 Mar. 27.

Record ID: 
361397
Accession number: 
MA 1029.76
Author: 
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Date: 
1797 Mar. 27.
Credit: 
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description: 
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.8 cm
Notes: 

Watermark: Fragment of a word above 1794. Watermark, infrared reflectography. 1794. 361397wm_MA_1029_76_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."

Summary: 

Mentioning a letter he wrote to Mr. Randolph; reporting that he has been home a week; noting that the "natural productions of the spring are about a fortnight earlier here than at Fredericksburg"; hoping that she and her family will come to visit him soon

Provenance: 
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.