Jefferson’s notes on the weather at Monticello, July 1814
Weather Memorandum Book, 18 July 1814, Philadelphia. Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts. Massachusetts Historical Society.The post Jefferson’s notes on...
View ArticleLetter from Jefferson to his granddaughter Ellen
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Ellen Randolph 4 March 1805. Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts. Massachusetts Historical Society.The post Letter from...
View ArticleJefferson’s Farm Book, Page 54
Farm Book, 1774-1824, "Roll of the negroes taken in 1783," page 24, by Thomas Jefferson. Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts. Massachusetts Historical...
View ArticleEdmund Bacon
Edmund Bacon was an overseer at Monticello from 1806 to 1822. The post Edmund Bacon first appeared on The Monticello Classroom.
View ArticleRivanna River
The Rivanna River ran through the plantation, providing waterpower to Monticello's mills and — thanks to Jefferson's dredging efforts – a waterway to the markets in Richmond and beyond. The post...
View ArticleBuilding Monticello
Artist G. B. McIntosh imagines what it might have looked like to build Monticello. The post Building Monticello first appeared on The Monticello Classroom.
View ArticleTravelin’ TJ
Help Thomas Jefferson see the modern world! Print out and color an image of Travelin’ TJ. Then take a picture of him next to: a national or local landmark your school your house something you think he...
View ArticlePrivy
Restored Privy located on the North end of the all weather passage.The post Privy first appeared on The Monticello Classroom.
View ArticleThe Prairie Dog
James Akin's earliest-known signed cartoon, "The Prairie Dog" is an anti-Jefferson satire, relating to Jefferson's covert negotiations for the purchase of West Florida from Spain in 1804. Jefferson, as...
View ArticleArchaeological artifacts
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