Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 27 June [1821]
To Thomas Mann Randolph
Monticello June 27. 29. [1821]
Dear Sir
The letter of Colo Taylor to Judge Roane recieved from you thro’ Martha, I now return in a letter to the judge, which I leave open for your perusal, after which be so good as to stick a wafer in it and deliver it to him.
We have had a tremendous hail. it extended from about half down this mountain to Mechunk, tore corn to peices, beat off the heads of wheat & destroyed the rye. I suffered by it much, Jefferson and yourself in a single field each, Rogers & Gilmer torn to pieces. Jefferson begins his harvest this day. it is a midling one. my journey to Bedford will be delayed two or three weeks by the necessity of taking down the whole gable end of my mill and rebuilding it with wood. James will accompany me to New London. in the mean time he has begun his Greek grammar with me & French with the girls. I am delaying to call for the 30,000.D. for the University, in the hope that our Proctor may get compleatly thro’ his account of all the monies previously expended, that we may see exactly where we stand before we begin the library; but should the Literary board think themselves bound to require our calling for it more speedily I will do it on knowing their pleasure.
The family is all well, except Martha who is just recovering from a cold and head-ach with some fever. Anne is with us, with her children except John, and Wm Bankhead is here also. ever & affectionately yours
Th: Jefferson
RC (ViU: TJP-ER); misdated; addressed: “His Excellency Governor Randolph Richmond”; franked; postmarked Milton, 3 July 1821; endorsed by Randolph as received 6 July 1821. PoC (CSmH: JF); on verso of reused address cover of William Maury to TJ, 6 Apr. 1821; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 27 June 1821 and so recorded in SJL. Tr (ViU: ER); dated 27 June 1829 and year corrected to 1821. Enclosure: TJ to Spencer Roane, 27 June 1821, and enclosures.
Index Entries
- Bankhead, Ann (Anne) Cary Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter; Charles Lewis Bankhead’s wife); children of search
- Bankhead, Ann (Anne) Cary Randolph (TJ’s granddaughter; Charles Lewis Bankhead’s wife); visits Monticello search
- Bankhead, John Warner (TJ’s great-grandson) search
- Bankhead, William; visits Monticello search
- Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
- corn; as crop search
- fevers; mentioned search
- French language; TJ studies search
- Gilmore, Joseph; as TJ’s tenant search
- Greek language; elementary education in search
- health; colds search
- health; headaches search
- Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); gristmill at search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Bankhead, Ann C. search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Bankhead, William search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ plans visits to search
- Randolph, James Madison (TJ’s grandson); education of 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); health of search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); agricultural practices of search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); and TJ’s correspondence search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); as Literary Fund president search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); letters to search
- Roane, Spencer; friendship with J. Taylor search
- Rogers, John (of Albemarle Co.); agricultural practices of search
- rye; as crop search
- Taylor, John (of Caroline); friendship with S. Roane search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; funding for search
- Virginia, University of; Books and Library; plans for search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Rotunda (library) search
- weather; effect on crops search
- weather; hail search
- wheat; as crop search