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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00074 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1809 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale [painter] re: thanks for educating grandson |
| Date | 22 August 1809 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Peale, Charles W. (Charles Willson) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thomas Jefferson Randolph was Jefferson's favorite grandson and eventual executor of his estate. Jefferson writes to thank the artist Peale for educating his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph in the natural sciences. Randolph attended lectures at the University of Pennsylvania and studied natural history at Peale's museum. Malone comments that TJR's course of study came nearer to a pre-medical curriculum than anything else. Malone, Jefferson the President: Second Term, pp. 612-613. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film President Education Children and Family Geography and Natural History |
| People | Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (1792-1875) |
| Place written | Monticello, Virginia |
| Theme | Education; The Presidency; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Not in Bergh. Peale, the painter and natural scientist of Philadelphia, educated Jefferson's grandson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Young Randolph attended lectures at the University of Pennsylvania and studied natural history in Peale's museum. See Dumas Malone, Jefferson the President: Second Term, 612-13. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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