Monticello: letter and garden/flowerbeds (layout), recto, 7 June 1807, by Thomas Jefferson. N147gg; M15 [electronic edition]

Monticello: garden/flowerbeds (layout), recto, 7 June 1807
by Thomas Jefferson

Identification numbers: N147gg; M15
25 cm x 20.1 cm (9-13/16" x 7-15/16")

Page N147gg

[DESCRIPTION: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to his granddaughter, Anne Randolph, Washington 7 June 1807. See other side of page.]

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Cite web page as: Monticello: letter and garden/flowerbeds (layout), recto, 7 June 1807, by Thomas Jefferson. N147gg; M15 [electronic edition]. Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003. http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/

Original manuscript: Jefferson, Thomas. Monticello: letter and garden/flowerbeds (layout), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 7 June 1807. N147gg; M15. Dimensions: 25 cm x 20.1 cm (9-13/16" x 7-15/16"). Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society. Writing from Washington to his granddaughter Anne, Jefferson drew a plan for a winding walk at Monticello. "this could give us abundant room for a great variety," he explained. "I inclose you a sketch of my idea, where the dotted lines on each of the black line show the border on each side of the walk."