Letter, 30 June 1779,

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Preferred citation:

Thomas Jefferson. Letter, 30 June 1779. Accession 24727. Personal Papers Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Thomas Jefferson
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thomas Jefferson. Letter, 30 June 1779. Accession 24727. Personal Papers Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Letter, 30 June 1779, from Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), governor of Virginia, Richard Caswell (1729-1789), governorof North Carolina, concerning two galleys, the Caswell, which was rotten and sunk, and the Washington. Jefferson also encloses a resolution, not included, from the Virginia general assembly to the North Carolina General assembly concerning settlers along the Virginia-North Carolina borders who may have unknowningly filed land titles within the wrong state. This letter may be found in THE PAPERS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, volume 3 p. 20.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Jefferson was born 13 April 1743 in Goochland County, Virginia, (now part of Albemarle County, Virginia). He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1762. A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, Jefferson represented Virginia in the Continental Congresses in 1775 and 1776. He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Jefferson served as governor of Virginia from 1779 to 1781. After serving another term in Congress from 1783 to 1784, he was appointed minister to France and served from 1784 to 1788. Jefferson served as Secretary of State under President George Washington from 1789 to 1793, and as Vice President under President John Adams from 1797 to 1801. Jefferson succeeded Adams as president, serving from 1801 to 1809. Upon his retirement, Jefferson returned to his home Monticello in Albemarle County. He founded the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jefferson died 4 July 1826 and is buried at Monticello.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, New York, 20 November 1957.
Physical location:
Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 24727
Physical description:
1 leaf, photocopy