Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Ellen W. Randolph Coolidge Monticello Aug. 27. 25 one fatal stain1 deforms what nature had bestowed on us of her fairest gifts. RC (Privately owned). Dft (MHi). 1Dft: “blotch.” Print AuthorThomas JeffersonRecipientEllen W. Randolph CoolidgeDate Range1821 - 1830DateAugust 27, 1825CollectionQuotes by and about Thomas JeffersonRepository(DCoolidge) privately owned by Mr. Harold J. Coolidge, Jr., Washington, D.C., 14 Feb. 1948; on deposit at ViU?MHiDLCQuote CategorySlavery