BIB_ID
361403
Accession number
MA 1029.80
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1797 December 27.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 25.3 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 dear Martha."
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."
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside (upper fragment).
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Telling her that he has recovered from a bad cold; noting that society "is torn up by the roots" because of "bankruptcies" and "party dissensions"; asking her to charge him with getting anything she needs from Philadelphia before he leaves; also asking her to tell Mr. Randolph that he would like to "exchange meteorological diaries with him"; mentioning a letter he received from Maria.
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