Thomas Jefferson to William Gough, 21 April 1823
To William Gough
Mo Apr. 21. 23.
Dear Sir
I intended to have gone to Poplar Forest with my grandson Francis, in order to fix him in the house there and see with what accomodns we could aid him in the beginning1 as beginnings are always difficult with young H-keepers. but indispensible business has kept and will keep me here till our court. in the mean time I pray you to attend to his wants, to let him have the use of our dairy particularly2 as I should myself use it were I there, lambs for his table as his flock is small and any3 other accomodns or services you can render him will be approved by me and considd as obligns to myself.
Th:J
Dft (MHi); on verso of top half of a reused address cover from Alden Partridge to TJ, the other half of which was reused for FC of covering letter; at foot of text: “Mr Gough”; endorsed by TJ. Enclosed in TJ to Francis Eppes, 21 Apr. 1823.
1. Remainder of sentence interlined.
2. Word interlined.
3. Word interlined.
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Index Entries
- Albemarle County Court, Va. search
- Eppes, Francis Wayles (TJ’s grandson); and Poplar Forest search
- Eppes, Francis Wayles (TJ’s grandson); TJ’s relationship with search
- food; milk search
- Gough, William; as Poplar Forest overseer search
- Gough, William; letter to search
- milk; at Poplar Forest search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); and F. W. Eppes search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); dairy at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); main house at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); sheep at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ plans visits to search
- sheep; at Poplar Forest search