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Martha Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 7 August 1819

From Martha Jefferson Randolph

Monticello Aug. 7. 1819

My Dearest Father

I found very readily the two bundles of papers which I enclose. Capt Peyton who has been with us lately says that he has your cement, and books, but that the river is so low that not a boat can float—the smith’s shop took fire a few days since and but for the circumstance of his being here with Mr Randolph & F Gilmer it would certainly have burnt down. there was no man upon the mountain but Joe and old John, and whilst Joe was disengaging the bellows the 3 gentlemen passed on their way to visit the president when they percieved the fire Capt Peyton tore the planks off of the roof by main force the rafters were so much burnt that they fell in immediately both Mr Randolph and himself were smartly burnt particularly Mr R— whose cloath caught nothing was lost but the roof which they are repairing with all speed. Captain Peyton will probably be with you, as he had some intention of returning that way and of calling upon you. he will give you a better account of the president than I can. but he appears so entirely exhausted that I should think him in danger. he sits almost double from weakness, and his voice is so low that one can hardly hear what he says: the gentlemen all agreed in their account of his being worn to a shadow and looking so ill and so old as to shock them. I recieved a letter from Ann the other day in which she tells me that they have Jointly with Capt. Miller rented a small farm 3 miles from Doctor Bankhead’s the Capt. will live with [them]1 at which I am delighted for they will always require a protector Mr Bankhead has began to drink again. Capt Peyton said something of his intention to return in to this neighbourhood, some one came in at the moment and I had not an2 opportunity of asking any particulars upon the subject but I suppose if he does that he is still liable to be brought to trial we are still suffering with the drought here. Jefferson thinks that not much of his corn is so far gone but what it might still recover if we have rain soon. the thermometer in your window was many days at 94 the other one 95,½ adieu My Dearest Father believe me with feelings which I have not language yours most devotedly

M Randolph

we got the letters from New London. Post mark 29. July, the 3d day of August, the day on which we sent to the post office. Poor old Robert Hemmings is dead.—since writing the above a report has reached us that Col. Nicholas has been protested for a large sum. Jefferson believes it and Mr Randolph says talks of sending an express to you.

RC (MHi); dateline beneath signature; endorsed by TJ as received 9 Aug. 1819 and so recorded in SJL.

For the two bundles of correspondence with Stephen Cathalan here enclosed, see TJ to Randolph, 28 July [1819]. ann: Ann C. Bankhead. A missing letter of this date to TJ from Thomas Jefferson Randolph (jefferson) is recorded in SJL as received 9 Aug. 1819 from Tufton.

1Omitted word editorially supplied.

2Manuscript: “and.”

Index Entries

  • alcohol; abuse of search
  • Bankhead, Ann (Anne) Cary Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter; Charles Lewis Bankhead’s wife); safety of search
  • Bankhead, Charles Lewis (Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead’s husband); alcohol abuse by search
  • Bankhead, Charles Lewis (Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead’s husband); and fight with T. J. Randolph search
  • Bankhead, John; family of search
  • boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
  • building materials; cement, Roman search
  • building materials; plank search
  • Cathalan, Stephen (Étienne) (1757–1819); and wine for TJ search
  • cement; Roman search
  • corn; effect of weather on search
  • Fossett, Joseph (Joe) (TJ’s slave; b.1780); and fire at Monticello search
  • Gilmer, Francis Walker; visits Monticello search
  • health; alcohol abuse search
  • Hemings, Robert (former TJ slave); death of search
  • Highland (J. Monroe’s Albemarle Co. estate); J. Monroe at search
  • Highland (J. Monroe’s Albemarle Co. estate); visitors to search
  • James River; water level of search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books and Library; packing and shipping of search
  • John (TJ’s slave; b.1753); and fire at Monticello search
  • Miller, Joseph; and C. L. Bankhead search
  • Monroe, James; health of search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); blacksmith shop at search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); fires at search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Gilmer, Francis W. search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Peyton, Bernard search
  • Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); weather recorded at search
  • Nicholas, Wilson Cary (1761–1820); finances of search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and fire at Monticello search
  • Peyton, Bernard; and goods for TJ search
  • Peyton, Bernard; plans to visit Poplar Forest search
  • Peyton, Bernard; visits Monticello search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); and C. L. Bankhead’s alcoholism search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); and fire at Monticello search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); and W. C. Nicholas’s debts search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); forwards TJ’s correspondence search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); letters from search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); on J. Monroe search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); relations with A. C. R. Bankhead search
  • Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); sends news to TJ search
  • Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and W. C. Nicholas’s debts search
  • Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); crops of search
  • Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); letters from accounted for search
  • Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); and fire at Monticello search
  • Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); mentioned search
  • Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
  • scientific instruments; thermometers search
  • thermometers; and meteorological observations search
  • weather; drought search
  • weather; effect on crops search
  • weather; heat search
  • weather; rain search
  • weather; temperature readings search
  • women; letters from; M. J. Randolph search
  • women; spousal mistreatment of search