Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Charles Willson Peale [painter] re: thanks for educating grandson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00074 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 22, 1809 Pagination: 1 p. 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy
Thomas Jefferson Randolph was Jefferson's favorite grandson and eventual executor of his estate. Jefferson writes to thank the artist Peale for educating his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph in the natural sciences. Randolph attended lectures at the University of Pennsylvania and studied natural history at Peale's museum. Malone comments that TJR's course of study came nearer to a pre-medical curriculum than anything else. Malone, Jefferson the President: Second Term, pp. 612-613. Written in Monticello
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