Thomas Jefferson to William Radford, 27 February 1823
To William Radford
Monticello. Feb. 27. 23
Dear Sir
After many little causes of delay I am enabled at length to inclose you deeds for the completion of the titles for the lands held by yourself and mr Yancey. I first conveyed the whole to my Grandson Jefferson & he has conveyed to yourself & mr Yancey. I return my deed to you also. the lines are described1 with great care. I hope these papers will get safe to hand and be found satisfactory. accept the assurance of my great esteem and respect.
Th:J
FC (MHi); on verso of bottom half of reused address cover of Nathaniel Macon to TJ, 20 Oct. 1821; in TJ’s hand; at foot of text: “Mr Radford”; endorsed by TJ. Enclosures: (1) TJ’s Conveyance of Bear Branch Land to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 20 Feb. 1823, printed below. (2) Conveyance of Bear Branch Land from Thomas Jefferson Randolph and Jane H. Nicholas Randolph to Radford and Joel Yancey, 21 Feb. 1823, noting that one dollar had been paid to Randolph and his wife and specifying that the same land was conveyed as in the preceding enclosure (Tr in Bedford Co. Deed Book, 18:7–8; witnessed by Albemarle Co. justices of the peace Martin Dawson and Thomas Eston Randolph, certified by them on the same day to the clerk of Bedford County, and ordered recorded by the Bedford County Court on 24 Mar. 1823). (3) TJ’s Conveyance of Bear Branch Land to Radford and Yancey, 7 Dec. 1811.
1. Word interlined in place of “laid down.”
Index Entries
- Bear Creek plantation (part of TJ’s Poplar Forest estate); land conveyance at search
- Dawson, Martin; witnesses documents search
- Radford, William; and Bear Branch land search
- Radford, William; letter to search
- Randolph, Jane Hollins Nicholas (Thomas Jefferson Randolph’s wife; Wilson Cary Nicholas’s daughter); and Bedford Co. land search
- Randolph, Thomas Eston (TJ’s cousin); witnesses documents search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and Bedford Co. land search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); TJ conveys land to search
- Yancey, Joel (d.1833); and Bear Branch land search