| Description |
2 linear feet (1 box, 10 v.) |
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Three series: I. Papers, 1766-1826; II. Letterbooks, 1793-1826; III. Account Books, 1765-1826. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of correspondence, mostly outgoing, relating to financial, official and personal matters, and includes official documents, permits, invitations, and memoranda. Frequent correspondents include John Page, Jefferson's friend and Governor of Virginia, and Robert Purviance. Included are photographs of Jefferson's desk, on which he wrote the Declaration of Independence. The letterbooks consist of typewritten transcripts of Jefferson's outgoing correspondence, both official and personal. Also, account books containing daily entries of Jefferson's receipts and expenditures covering family accounts, money paid to servants, taxes, traveling expenses, and money donated to charity. |
| Form |
Account book, 1791-1803; and correspondence about acquisition of account book, 1883-1885, by Lenox Library, available on microfilm; New York Public Library. |
| Biography |
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third President of the United States. |
| Indexes |
Finding aid available in repository. |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Jefferson family.
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United States. Declaration of Independence.
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Presidents -- United States.
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Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
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Virginia -- Social life and customs.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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| Genre/Form |
Photographic prints.
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| Occupation |
Statesmen. |
| Added Author |
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799.
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Page, John, 1744-1808.
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Purviance, Robert.
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| Standard no. |
*ZZ-6498 |
| Call No. |
MssCol 1557
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 1557
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