BIB_ID
361446
Accession number
MA 1029.159
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1808 Sept. 30.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 25.0 cm
Notes
Watermark: London. Watermark, infrared reflectography. London. 361446wm_MA_1029_159_Jefferson_WM_IR.jpg
Docketed.
Jefferson used the polygraph to make copies of his letters from 1806 until his death.
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 dearest Martha."
Docketed.
Jefferson used the polygraph to make copies of his letters from 1806 until his death.
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 dearest Martha."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Asking her to send the gravy spoons which he forgot to bring with him in order that they can be converted to dessert spoons; detailing the way he wishes her to pack and send them; saying his new horse is gentle but so "ill-tempered in difficult roads, that I fear he will not answer."
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