THOMAS JEFFERSON
A REGISTER OF AN ADDITION TO HIS PAPERS
IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Prepared by
David Mathisen, 1980, 1984
Revised and expanded by
Patrick Kerwin
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 1996
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
_Additional Material_
This supplement to the papers of Thomas Jefferson is
comprised of previously undescribed parts of the original
collection and of recent additions received through purchase and
gift, 1974 to 1989.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of
Thomas Jefferson in these papers and in other collections of
papers in the custody of the Library of Congress is governed by
the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.)
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Readers interested in consulting any of the division's
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Manuscript Reading Room at (202) 707-5387 before visiting.
Many processed and nearly all unprocessed collections are
stored off site, and advance notice is needed to retrieve
these items for research use.
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Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 5.6
Approximate number of items: 5000
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
_Additional Material_
Material in this addition to the Thomas Jefferson Papers
dates from 1735 to 1943 and consists of correspondence,
notebooks, case book, garden book, farm books, volumes of
financial records, newspaper clippings, and other material. Part
A contains original documents, and Part B contains photocopies,
transcripts, and facsimiles. Original letters to and from
Jefferson are contained in the "General Correspondence" folders
of Part A. Correspondents and recipients include Anne C.
Bankhead, Francis Eppes, Patrick Gibson, Alexander Hamilton,
George Jefferson, Filippo Mazzei, and John Watson.
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CONTAINER LIST
Container Nos. Contents
Series 10: ADDENDA, 1735-1943, n.d.
Box 1 Part A
General correspondence
9 Apr. 1781-11 June 1810
7 Sept. 1810-17 Oct. 1815
12 Dec. 1815-24 Dec. 1817
Index to Jefferson correspondence
Vol. 1, 1774-1826
Vol. 2, 1779-1826
Order of execution and pardon for Samuel Miller,
1803
Instructions of Congress to the Ministers at the
Court of Versailles, 1784
"Diary of Mr Mazzei's Affairs," 5 Apr. 1790
Thomas Jefferson Library, 24 Feb. 1829
"Some Jefferson Correspondence, 1775-1887,"
edited by Worthington C. Ford, 1902
Subscription of the Author of the Declaration of
Independence, 1826
Box 2 Part B
General correspondence
25 Dec. 1762-5 Oct. 1781
4 Jan.-8 Nov. 1784
3 Jan.-31 Dec. 1785
3 Jan.-23 Dec. 1786
Box 3 14 Jan.-14 Dec. 1787
8 May-18 Dec. 1788
12 Jan.-3 Oct. 1789
11 Mar.-17 Sept. 1790
29 Jan.-10 Nov. 1791
1 Jan. 1792-28 Sept. 1799
15 Jan. 1800-16 Nov. 1801
7 Jan.-20 Dec. 1802
4 Feb. 1803-22 Nov. 1804
Box 4 3 Jan. 1805-28 Dec. 1806
13 Mar. 1807-17 Nov. 1808
3 Apr. 1809-19 Oct. 1810
3 Nov. 1811-17 June 1812
7 Apr.-6 Dec. 1813
16 Jan.-21 Sept. 1814
7 Oct.-21 Dec. 1814
Box 5 31 Jan.-28 Apr. 1815
2 May-11 Nov. 1815
23 Jan.-31 Dec. 1816
9 Feb.-24 Dec. 1817
8 Feb.-13 Dec. 1818
4 Apr. 1819-28 Dec. 1820
26 Feb. 1821-12 Dec. 1822
26 Feb.-28 Dec. 1823
Box 6 14 Feb.-21 Dec. 1824
8 Jan. 1825-12 Oct. 1826
Undated
Thomas Jefferson correspondence, Colonial
Williamsburg Inc., Williamsburg, Va.
1785-1805
1786-88
1809-13
1814-26
Box 7 1820, n.d.
Subject file
American Philosophical Society, 3 July 1799
Articles of Agreement and Cession by the
Commissioners of the United States and
Georgia, 26 Apr. 1802
Articles for the Surrendering of Virginia,
n.d.
Blair's divorce suit, 1769-70
Calendar of Jefferson Papers, State Dept.,
1902 (4 folders)
Box 8 Committee of Arrangements, American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, n.d.
Congress, Western Government, a report,
1 Mar. 1784
Dancing, n.d.
The Declaration of Independence, drafts, 1776
Declaration of Rights, Virginia Convention,
Aug. 1774
"The Domestic Spinner," extract from the
_Delaware Spinner_, n.d.
Drawings and estimates, Harry E. Huntington
Library and Art Gallery, San Marino,
Calif., ca. 1770-1805, n.d.
First inaugural address, 4 Mar. 1801
Georgetown road map by John Triplett, 1801-09
"Jefferson's Constitution for Virginia," by
Worthington C. Ford, 28 July 1890
Box 9 Thomas Jefferson
Camp Gwyn's Island, map, 11 June 1776
Epitaph, n.d.
Invitations to dinner, n.d.
Will, 17 Mar. 1826
Kentucky Resolutions, 16 Nov. 1798
Lands, n.d.
Manuscript of Thomas Jefferson Library, 1783
(3 folders
Megatherium description, Jan. 1789
Meteorological remarks, n.d.
Miscellany, 1815, 1889
Meriwether, Nicholas, lands, n.d.
Patterson, William, 9 Nov. 1774
Pintard, John Marsden, n.d.
Thornton, John, n.d.
Recipe, beef canned and smoked, n.d.
Roane Case, opinion, 28 June 1771
Silver and gold, [1786?]
Societe Royale et Centrale D'Agriculture,
n.d.
Trees, grafting, n.d.
Virginia constitution, June 1776
Box 10 Account books
1757-65 (John Harvie's accounts of Peter
Jefferson's estate)
Box 11 1764-79
Box 12 1779-82
Box 13 1783-90 (Weather record)
Box 14 1791-1803
Box 15 1792-93 (Blacksmithing)
Box 16 1804-26
Box 17 1805-09 (Household)
Box 18 Calculation of interest, 1761-93
Box 19 Fee book, 1764-94
Box 20 Notebooks
1767-70
Box 21 1771
Box 22 1772
Box 23 1773
Box 24 1774
Box 25 1775
Box 26 1776-78
Box 27 Case book, 1767-74
Box 28 Garden book, 1766-1824
Box 29 Farm books
1774-1822 (unbound)
Box 30 1776-1822
Box 31 Oversize
Patents of Peter and Thomas Jefferson's land
holdings, 19 July 1735-12 Apr. 1788
Thomas Jefferson to R. C. Weightman, letter,
26 June 1826
Design for Thomas Jefferson Memorial,
May 1878
Box 32 Miscellany
Documents relating to the Jefferson
collection, 1928-43, n.d. (9 folders)
Memorabilia, n.d.
Box 33 Scrapbook, 1805-1806, n.d.
***Last update 12/16/98 (kef)***
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