Thomas Jefferson to Fontaine Maury, 21 February 1819
To Fontaine Maury
Monticello Feb. 21. 19.
I thank you, Sir, for the Talavera wheat you have been so kind as to send me, which has been safely recieved. the torpidity of age having detached me from all pursuits of that kind, I have put it into the hands of my son in law Colo Randolph, and of my grandson, our best farmers in this neighborhood who will give it a fair & skilful trial. I am always rejoiced to learn the health and welfare of my old friend & class-mate James Maury, and shall be happy to see his son here, and to prove by any attentions I can shew him the great respect and attachment I have for the father. be so kind as with my thanks for the wheat, to accept for yourself the assurance of my great esteem & respect
Th: Jefferson
PoC (MoSHi: TJC-BC); on verso of reused address cover of Gulian C. Verplanck to TJ, 7 Jan. 1819; at foot of text: “Fontaine Maury esq.”; endorsed by TJ.
my grandson: Thomas Jefferson Randolph.
Index Entries
- aging; TJ on his own search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Health; aging search
- Maury, Fontaine; letters to search
- Maury, Fontaine; sends wheat samples search
- Maury, James (1746–1840); family of search
- Maury, James (1746–1840); friend of TJ search
- Maury, James (1746–1840); health of search
- Maury, Matthew (1800–77); visits Monticello search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Visitors to; Maury, Matthew search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and Talavera wheat search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); TJ on search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); and Talavera wheat search
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); TJ on search
- wheat; Talavera search