1Sarah Grotjan to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Convinced that You will pardon an entire Stranger for intruding on Your time for a few minutes, when You become acquainted with the motives by which she is actuated, I solicit the favour of a few Lines in answer t to the following Inquiry. Accident has thrown in my way an unfortunate person by the name of Julia Bradley , whose maiden name as she informed me was Julia Webb , of Richmond...
2Thomas Jefferson to Sarah Grotjan, 3 April 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 15. on the subject of mrs Julia Bradley formerly Webb, has been duly recieved. I have in vain ransacked my own memory to recall any knolege of her which I might have had: but the failure of that recollection is no proof against the fact, the multitude of those occasionally made known to me having rendered a distinct remembrance of them too much for my memory. I have...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Sarah Grotjan, 1 January 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
This being the second and perhaps the last time in the course of our mutual lives, that I shall have any occasion to address you personally, I feel it incumbent on me, before I enter on the subject of my present request—to refresh your memory, relative to our former correspondence.—In the month of February 1813, having become acquainted with the misfortunes and difficult situation of a M rs...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Sarah Grotjan, 10 January 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter, Madam, of the 1 st instant has been recieved informing me that I have a name-sake in your family, to whom you wish me to address a line of exhortation to a virtuous and patriotic life. I have done it in the inclosed letter. I am duly sensible of the indulgence with which you have kindly viewed the part I have acted in life. the times in which my lot was cast called on every...