BIB_ID
361449
Accession number
MA 1029.161
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1808 Nov. 29.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.7 cm
Notes
Watermark: John Wise 1804. Watermark, infrared reflectography. John Wise 1804. 361449wm_MA_1029_161_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 dearest 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 dearest Martha."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Expressing his pleasure that Anne and Mr. Bankhead were coming to live with them and that "they think of settling ultimately at Poplar forest. it is a fine establishment & good neighborhood;" enclosing a "scale of vaccine" and giving detailed instructions for its use on a scab but cautioning that "this scab is old, & therefore the Doct'r has not entire confidence in it."
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