Tables, inscriptions, and music, 1777-1809, n.d.

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Tables, inscriptions, and music, 1777-1809, n.d.

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The collection is comprised of: a table of the sun's longitude taken at Monticello over the course of a year, with comparative observations on the winds at Monticello and Williamsburg from 19 June 1778 to 30 April 1779 and weather conditions at Monticello from 1777-1796 on the verso; and a table, 1790-1809, of mileages between Monticello and Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Also included is an inscription, 1782, for the tomb of Jefferson's wife, Martha, with a quote in Greek from the Iliad and on the verso instructions for construction; a sketch, 1782, for a monument with a quote in Latin on human suffering on the verso; manuscript music, n.d.; and a copy, n.d., in Virginia Randolph Trist's hand, of Thomas Jefferson's deathbed "adieu" to his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Monticello (Va.)

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836

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Daughter of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Letters to Virginia Jefferson Randolph Trist [manuscript], 1833 October 10 and 23. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647844212 ...

Jefferson, Martha, 1748-1782

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Trist, Virginia Jefferson Randolph, 1801-1882

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