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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Joseph Dougherty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00639.15 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Monticello, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 26, 1809 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Complains about the mail taking a long time to arrive. Discusses sheep and gives advise on the amount of ewes and rams to purchase. Explains that he would like to assist him in purchasing the sheep but the heavy debt he incurred while president is crippling him. He must now pay it out of the his profits and will have to sell part of his estate. Reports that he has received his quilt from Mr. Carr. Mentions a ram that he will send for the last week of August and says that he will mate him in September, so the lamb will be born in February, as January is usually the severest month.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Dougherty, Joseph, fl. 1809

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