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Thomas Jefferson estimates on Poplar Forest land values

Description: Autograph notes. Estimates for various tracts of land within Jefferson's Poplar Forest plantation, Bedford County, Virginia. (1 page)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1802
Call number: HM 5984
Creator: Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from American Art Association, 1920, 1921.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1915-1920.; Purchased from Maggs Bros. 1916, 1918.; Purchased from George D. Smith,
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Survey showing Poplar Forest tract, Virginia

Manuscripts

Manuscript, pen and ink. Survey conducted by William Callaway showing Jefferson's Poplar Forest tract. Item has been divided into six separate sheets, arrangement of sheets note is in folder. (6 pages)

HM 9386

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Thomas Jefferson, Poplar Forest, letter to William A. Burwell

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. (1 page)

HM 5836

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Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Charlottesville, letter to Thomas Jefferson, Poplar Forest

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed, with addressed cover; endorsed by Jefferson. (1 page)

HM 9102

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Thomas Jefferson collection

Manuscripts

The Thomas Jefferson collection contains correspondence and documents; architectural drawings, plans, and surveys; accounts; and notebooks dating from 1764 to 1826. The bulk of the collection is correspondence and includes letters to Jefferson as well as letters from him, which are mostly letterpress and polygraph copies of outgoing letters created by him. Correspondence pertains to Jefferson's political career as governor of Virginia, minister to France, secretary of state, vice president, and president; most letters from his post-presidency concern the founding of the University of Virginia. Also present are numerous letters to various family members, especially daughters Martha Jefferson Randolph and Mary Jefferson Eppes and their husbands Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. and John Wayles Eppes, which discuss family activities, education, travel plans, and health. Many items in this collection relate to Jefferson's properties and estates, especially Monticello and Poplar Forest; letters, documents, and account books concern horticulture, crops and tobacco, and seeds, as well as household expenses, finances, and goods. Several items pertain to or mention slavery and enslaved persons as well as Native Americans—see Scope and Contents notes for more information. The architectural drawings, plans, and surveys in the collection primarily depict land and properties in Virginia, with many representing Monticello and the surrounding area. Architectural drawings also include those created by Jefferson for the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, the Virginia capitol and the city of Richmond, and the Hôtel de Langeac in Paris. Volumes in the collection include account books, a memoranda book, legal case and fee books, and a daybook of market accounts kept by Jefferson's maître d'hôtel Étienne Lemaire during his second presidential term. Also present are parts for Jefferson's polygraph machine.

mssJefferson

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Thomas Jefferson, Poplar Forest, letter to William A. Burwell, near Franklin C.H., Virginia

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed, with addressed cover and franking signature. (1 page)

HM 5829

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Thomas Jefferson, Poplar Forest, letter to Edmund Bacon

Manuscripts

Polygraph copy; endorsed by Jefferson. Written on reverse of reused addressed cover. (1 page)

HM 5893

Thomas Jefferson estimates on Poplar Forest land values

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