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Polygraphic copy of a letter signed : Poplar Forest, to his daughter Martha, 1811 Feb. 24.

BIB_ID
361493
Accession number
MA 1029.167
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1811 Feb. 24.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 24.9 cm
Notes
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 dear Martha."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Concerning his wheat which he brought to a miller but because of a dam breaking twice and the mill changing owners he has been delayed; commenting on the snowfall and his preparations for planting.