The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson

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ISBN: 9781582183084 | 1582183082
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Copyright: 5/1/2001

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Sarah N. Randolph, great granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, wrote this book with the intent to present a faithful picture of her great grandfather as he was in his private life. The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson is a collection of reminiscences of him written by his daughter and grandchildren, taken from his correspondence with them. She draws from both published and unpublished family letters to show the warmth of his affections and the height of his character.


Jefferson's Birthplace
Sketch of his early Life
Character of his Parents
His Grandfather, Isham Randolph
Peter Jefferson's Friendship for William Randolph
Randolph dies; and leaves his young Son to the Guardianship of Jefferson
His faithful Discharge of the Trust
Thomas Jefferson's earliest Recollections
His Father's Hospitality
First Acquaintance with Indians
Life of the early Settlers of Virginia: its Ease and Leisure
Expense of Thomas Jefferson's early Education
Death of his Father
Perils of his Situation
Letter to his Guardian
Goes to William and Mary College
Extract from his Memoir
Sketch of Fauquier
Of Wythe

Intense Application as a Student
Habits of Study kept up during his Vacations
First Preparations made for Building at Monticello
Letters to his College Friend, John Page
Anecdote of Benjamin Harrison
Jefferson's Devotion to his eldest Sister
He witnesses the Debate on the Stamp Act
First Meeting with Patrick Henry
His Opinion of him
His superior Education
Always a Student
Wide Range of Information
Anecdote
Death of his eldest Sister
His Grief
Buries himself in his Books
Finishes his Course of Law Studies
Begins to practise
Collection of Vocabularies of Indian Languages
House at Shadwell burnt
Loss of his Library
Marriage
Anecdote of his Courtship
Wife's Beauty
Bright Prospects
Friendship for Dabney Carr
His Talents
His Death
Jefferson buries him at Monticello
His Epitaph

Happy Life at Monticello
Jefferson's fine Horsemanship
Birth of his oldest Child
Goes to Congress
Death of his Mother
Kindness to British Prisoners
Their Gratitude
His Devotion to Music
Letter to General de Riedesel
Is made Governor of Virginia
Tarleton pursues Lafayette
Reaches Charlottesville
The British at Monticello
Cornwallis's Destruction of Property at Elk Hill
Jefferson retires at the End of his Second Term as Governor
Mrs. Jefferson's delicate Health
Jefferson meets with an Accident
Writes his Notes on Virginia
The Marquis de Chastellux visits Monticello
His Description of it
Letter of Congratulation from Jefferson to Washington
Mrs. Jefferson's Illness and Death
Her Daughter's Description of the Scene
Jefferson's Grief

Visit to Chesterfield County
Is appointed Plenipotentiary to Europe
Letter to the Marquis de Chastellux
Goes North with his Daughter
Leaves her in Philadelphia, and goes to Congress
Letters to his Daughter
Sails for Europe
His Daughter's Description of the Voyage
His Establishment and Life in Paris
Succeeds Franklin as Minister there
Anecdotes of Franklin
Extracts from Mrs. Adams's Letters
Note from Jefferson to Mrs. Smith

Jefferson's first Impressions of Europe
Letter to Mrs. Trist
To Baron De Geismer
He visits England
Letter to his Daughter
To his Sister
Extract from his Journal kept when in England
Letter to John Page
Presents a Bust of Lafayette to chief Functionaries of Paris
Breaks his Wrist
Letter to Mrs. Trist
Mr. and Mrs. Cosway
Correspondence with Mrs. Cosway
Letter to Colonel Carrington
To Mr. Madison
To Mrs. Bingham
Her Reply

Death of Count de Vergennes
Jefferson is ordered to Aix by his Surgeon
Death of his youngest Child
Anxiety to have his Daughter Mary with him
Her Reluctance to leave Virginia
Her Letters to and from her Father
Jefferson's Letters to Mrs. and Mr. Eppes
To Lafayette
To the Countess de Tesse
To Lafayette
Correspondence with his Daughter Martha

Increased Anxiety about his youngest Daughter
Her Aunt's Letter
She arrives in England
Mrs. Adams receives her
Letter to Mrs. Eppes
To Madame de Corny
To J. Bannister
To his Sister
Letter to Mr. Jay
To Madame de Brehan
To Madame de Corny
Weariness of Public Life
Goes to Amsterdam
Letter to Mr. Jay
To Mr. Izard
To Mrs. Marks
To Mr. Marks
To Randolph Jefferson
To Mrs. Eppes

Jefferson asks for leave of Absence
Character of the Prince of Wales
Letters to Madame de Brehan
Fondness for Natural History
Anecdote told by Webster
Jefferson's Opinion of Chemistry
Letter to Professor Willard
Martha Jefferson
She wishes to enter a Convent
Her Father takes her Home
He is impatient to return to Virginia
Letter to Washington
To Mrs. Eppes
Receives leave of Absence
Farewell to France
Jefferson as an Ambassador
He leaves Paris
His Daughter's Account of the Voyage, and Arrival at Home
His Reception by his Slaves

Letters on the French Revolution	p. 154

Washington nominates Jefferson as Secretary of State
Jefferson's Regret
Devotion of Southern Statesmen to Country Life
Letter to Washington
Jefferson accepts the Appointment
Marriage of his Daughter
He leaves for New York
Last Interview with Franklin
Letters to Son-in-law
Letters of Adieu to Friends in Paris
Family Letters

Jefferson goes with the President to Rhode Island
Visits Monticello
Letter to Mrs. Eppes
Goes to Philadelphia
Family Letters
Letter to Washington
Goes to Monticello
Letters to his Daughter
His Ana
Letters to his Daughter
To General Washington
To Lafayette
To his Daughter

Anonymous Attacks on Jefferson
Washington's Letter to him
His Reply
Letter to Edmund Randolph
Returns to Philadelphia
Washington urges him to remain in his Cabinet
Letters to his Daughter
To his Son-in-law
To his Brother-in-law
Sends his Resignation to the President
Fever in Philadelphia
Weariness of Public Life
Letters to his Daughters
To Mrs. Church
To his Daughter
Visits Monticello
Returns to Philadelphia
Letter to Madison
To Mrs. Church
To his Daughters
Interview with Genet
Letter to Washington
His Reply
Jefferson returns to Monticello
State of his Affairs, and Extent of his Possessions
Letter to Washington
To Mr. Adams
Washington attempts to get Jefferson back in his Cabinet
Letter to Edmund Randolph, declining
Pleasures of his Life at Monticello
Letter to Madison
To Giles
To Rutledge
To young Lafayette

Description of Monticello and Jefferson by the Due de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
Nominated Vice-President
Letter to Madison
To Adams
Preference for the Office of Vice-President
Sets out for Philadelphia
Reception there
Returns to Monticello
Letters to his Daughter
Goes to Philadelphia
Letter to Rutledge
Family Letters
To Miss Church
To Mr. Church

Jefferson goes to Philadelphia
Letters to his Daughters
Returns to Monticello
Letters to his Daughter
Goes back to Philadelphia
Family Letters
Letters to Mrs. and Miss 'Church
Bonaparte
Letters to his Daughters
Is nominated as President
Seat of Government moved to Washington
Spends the Summer at Monticello
Letters to his Daughter
Jefferson denounced by the New England Pulpit
Letter to Uriah Gregory
Goes to Washington

Results of Presidential Election
Letter to his Daughter
Balloting for President
Letter to his Daughter
Is inaugurated
Returns to Monticello
Letters to his Daughter
Goes back to Washington
Inaugurates the Custom of sending a written Message to Congress
Abolishes Levees
Letter to Story
To Dickinson
Letter from Mrs. Cosway
Family Letters
Makes a short Visit to Monticello
Jefferson's Sixtieth Year

Returns to Washington
Letters to his Daughters
Meets with a Stranger in his daily Ride
Letters to his Daughter
To his young Grandson
To his Daughter, Mrs. Randolph
Last Letters to his Daughter, Mrs. Eppes
Her Illness
Letter to Mr. Eppes
Goes to Monticello
Death of Mrs. Eppes
Account of it by a Niece
Her Reminiscences of Mary Jefferson Eppes
Letter to Page
To Tyler
From Mrs. Adams
Mr. Jefferson's Reply
Midnight Judges
Letters to his Son-in-law

Renominated as President
Letter to Mazzei
Slanders against Jefferson
Sad Visit to Monticello
Second Inauguration
Receives the Bust of the Emperor of Russia
Letters to and from the Emperor
To Diodati
To Dickinson
To his Son-in-law
Devotion to his Grandchildren
Letter to Monroe
To his Grandchildren
His Temper when roused
Letter to Charles Thompson
To Dr. Logan
Anxious to avoid a Public Reception on his Return home
Letter to Dupont de Nemours
Inauguration of Madison
Harmony in Jefferson's Cabinet
Letter to Humboldt
Farewell Address from the Legislature of Virginia
His Reply
Reply to an Address of Welcome from the Citizens of Albemarle
Letter to Madison
Anecdote of Jefferson
Dr. Stuart says he is quarelling with the Almighty

His final Return home
Wreck of his Fortunes
Letter to Mr. Eppes
To his Grand-daughter, Mrs. Bankhead
To Kosciusko
Description of the Interior of the House at Monticello
Of the View from Monticello
Jefferson's Grandson's Description of his Manners and Appearance
Anecdotes
His Habits
Letter to Governor Langdon
To Governor Tyler
Life at Monticello
Jefferson's Studies and Occupations
Sketch of Jefferson by a Grand-daughter
Reminiscences of him by another Grand-daughter

Letter to his Grand-daughter, Mrs. Bankhead
To Dr. Rush
To Duane
Anxiety to reopen Correspondence with John Adams
Letter to Benjamin Rush
Old Letter from Mrs. Adams
Letter from Benjamin Rush
Letter from John Adams
The Reconciliation
Character of Washington
Devotion to him
Letter to Say
State of Health
Labors of Correspondence
Cheerfulness of his Disposition
Baron Grimour
Catherine of Russia
Ledyard
Letter to Mrs. Trist
To John Adams
Gives Charge of his Affairs to his Grandson
Letter to his Grandson Francis Eppes
Description of Monticello by Lieutenant Hall
Letter to Mrs. Adams
Her Death
Beautiful Letter to Mr. Adams
Letter to Dr. Utley
Correspondence with Mrs. Cosway
Tidings from Old French Friends

Letters to John Adams
Number of Letters written and received
To John Adams
Breaks his Arm
Letter to Judge Johnson
To Lafayette
The University of Virginia
Anxiety to have Southern Young Men educated at the South
Letters on the Subject
Lafayette's Visit to America
His Meeting with Jefferson
Daniel Webster's Visit to Monticello, and Description of Mr. Jefferson

Pecuniary Embarrassments
Letter from a Grand-daughter
Dr. Dunglison's Memoranda
Sells his Library
Depressed Condition of the Money Market
Disastrous Consequences to Jefferson
His Grandson's Devotion and Efforts to relieve him
Mental Sufferings of Mr. Jefferson
Plan of Lottery to sell his Property
Hesitation of Virginia Legislature to grant his Request
Sad Letter to Madison
Correspondence with Cabell
Extract from a Letter to his Grandson, to Cabell
Beautiful Letter to his Grandson
Distress at the Death of his Grand-daughter
Dr. Dunglison's Memoranda
Meeting in Richmond
In Nelson County
New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore come to his Relief
His Gratitude
Unconscious that at his Death Sales of his Property would fail to pay his Debts
Deficit made up by his Grandson
His Daughter left penniless
Generosity of Louisiana and South Carolina

Letter to Namesake
To John Adams
Declining Health
Dr. Dunglison's Memoranda
Tenderness to his Family
Accounts of his Death by Dr. Dunglison and Colonel Randolph
Farewell to his Daughter
Directions for a Tombstone
It is erected by his Grandson
Shameful Desecration of Tombstones at Monticello
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