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Extract from Thomas Jefferson’s Memorandum Book

21 Aug. 1805

bought a negro woman Lucretia Jame’s wife, her 2. sons John & Randall and the child of which she is pregnant, when born, for £180

MS (MHi).
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Date Range
1801 - 1809
Date
August 21, 1805
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
MHi
Quote Category
Slaves

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