Margaret Bayard Smith's Account of a Visit to Monticello in 1809, as published in 1823
FOR THE ENQUIRER. RECOLLECTIONS OF A VISIT TO MONTICELLO. Dining once at the President’s house, I was standing at a window, before the company assembled, conversing with Mr. Jefferson. I was admiring the scenery which lay before us, and speaking of the pleasure derived from a contemplation of...