Martha Jefferson Randolph

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Martha Jefferson Randolph (September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836) was the eldest child of Thomas Jefferson, the wife of Thomas Mann Randolph, and the mother of Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Anne Randolph, and Ellen Randolph. Martha served as unofficial "First Lady" for President Jefferson from 1802-3 and 1805-6.[1] Jefferson gave his daughter one title from Wythe's collection.

Wythe Books Given to Martha Randolph by Thomas Jefferson

The list below was adapted from the "Library of George Wythe" in the Thomas Jefferson Libraries project on the website for Monticello.[2]

Pope’s works. 9.v. 8vo.

References

  1. Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia, s.v. "Martha Jefferson Randolph," accessed July 3, 2013, http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Martha_Jefferson_Randolph.
  2. "Library of George Wythe", Thomas Jefferson Libraries, Monticello, accessed July 2, 2013, http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/transcripts/wythelibrary/2.html. For the manuscript version, see "Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806", Massachusetts Historical Society, accessed July 2, 2013, http://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768.