Letter, 1826 March 24, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to [William Short], n.p.

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Letter, 1826 March 24, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to [William Short], n.p.

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Financial distress brought on by "my unskillful stewardship of Agricultural property" and inattention to it is leading Jefferson to consider the sale of his property; the "prostrate" real estate market in Virginia is preventing him from finding an outright purchaser, though, and fair market value could not be obtained by auction; as a result, he is considering a lottery for some of his land to earn money to pay his debts; compliments toward him in the press are a "soothing balm" and should help with the sale of the lottery tickets.

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Monticello (Va.)

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College of William and Mary. Swem Library. Jefferson Project.

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Short, William, 1759-1849

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William Short was born in Surry County, Virginia, in 1759, the son of William Short and Elizabeth (Skipwith) Short. He graduated in 1779 from the College of William and Mary where he had been one of the founders of Phi Beta Kappa. He acted as Thomas Jefferson's private secretary in Paris and as secretary of legation and charge d'affairs. He was minister to The Hague. He participated in negotiations of the Pinchney Treaty with Spain. Short died in 1849. From the guide to the William S...

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...