Difference between revisions of "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 eleven children including [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]], [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead]], and [[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge]]. Martha served as unofficial "First Lady" for President Jefferson from 1802-3 and 1805-6.<ref>''Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia'', s.v. " | + | 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 eleven children including [[Thomas Jefferson Randolph]], [[Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead]], and [[Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge]]. Martha served as unofficial "First Lady" for President Jefferson from 1802-3 and 1805-6.<ref>''Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia'', s.v. "[http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Martha_Jefferson_Randolph Martha Jefferson Randolph]," accessed July 3, 2013.</ref> Jefferson gave his daughter one title from Wythe's collection. |
==Wythe Books Given to Martha Randolph by Thomas Jefferson== | ==Wythe Books Given to Martha Randolph by Thomas Jefferson== | ||
| − | The list below was adapted from the "Library of George Wythe" in the [http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/ Thomas Jefferson Libraries] project on the website for Monticello.<ref>"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" | + | The list below was adapted from the "Library of George Wythe" in the [http://tjlibraries.monticello.org/ Thomas Jefferson Libraries] project on the website for Monticello.<ref>"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 "[http://www.masshist.org/database/doc-viewer.php?item_id=1768 Inventory of the Books Received by Thomas Jefferson from the Estate of George Wythe, Circa September, 1806]," Massachusetts Historical Society, accessed July 2, 2013.</ref> Links indicate titles owned by the Wolf Law Library as part of the [[George Wythe Collection]]. |
| − | {| style="width: 50%; margin: 20px | + | [[File:JeffersonInventoryMarthaRandolph.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Detail from page one of Jefferson's inventory of books received from [[George Wythe|George Wythe's]] estate, September, 1806. This list indicates the one title Jefferson intended to give to his daughter, Martha Randolph. Courtesy of the [http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1768 Massachusetts Historical Society].]] |
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Revision as of 09:12, 11 March 2014
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 eleven children including Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead, and Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge. 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] Links indicate titles owned by the Wolf Law Library as part of the George Wythe Collection.
Detail from page one of Jefferson's inventory of books received from George Wythe's estate, September, 1806. This list indicates the one title Jefferson intended to give to his daughter, Martha Randolph. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
| Pope’s works. 9.v. 8vo. |
See also
- Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead
- Dabney Carr
- Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge
- James Dinsmore
- James Ogilvie
- Jefferson Inventory
- John Wayles Eppes
- Thomas Jefferson Randolph
- Thomas Mann Randolph
References
- ↑ Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia, s.v. "Martha Jefferson Randolph," accessed July 3, 2013.
- ↑ "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.
