BIB_ID
361557
Accession number
MA 1029.182
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Display Date
1818 Aug. 21.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.9 cm
Notes
Watermark: Crowned shield with horn inside. Watermark, infrared reflectography. Crown, shield, horn. 361557wm_MA_1029_182_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 daughter."
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 daughter."
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Fanny Burke, 1925.
Summary
Reporting on his progress at Warm Springs; saying he does "not know what may be the effect of this course of bathing on my constitution; but I am under great threats that it will work it's effect thro' a system of boils. a large swelling on my seat, increasing for several days past in size and hardness disables me from sitting but on the corner of the chair;" discussing his departure and travel plan to return home.
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