A Guide to the Thomas Jefferson Letter, 8 May 1795 Jefferson, Thomas, Letter, 8 May 1795 23417

A Guide to the Thomas Jefferson Letter, 8 May 1795

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 23417

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

23417

Title

Thomas Jefferson Letter, 8 May 1795

Physical Characteristics

2 leaves (negative photostats).

Physical Location

Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 23417.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Thomas Jefferson. Letter, 8 May 1795. Accession 23417, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for photocopying by John McGuire, Richmond, Virginia, 28 November 1949.

Letter, dated 8 May 1795, from Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) of Albemarle County, Virginia, to Colonel William Overton Callis (1757-1814) of Louisa County, Virginia, requesting that Callis negotiate the purchase of a slave woman for him from his brother-in-law Hastings Marks (ca. 1755-1811), who had married Anna Scott Jefferson (1755-1828).