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"Isaac Jefferson was born at Monticello" |
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"Isaac remembers John Nelson an Englishman at work at Monticello" |
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"Sally Hemings' mother Betty was a bright mulatto woman and Sally mighty near white" |
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"After one year the government was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond. Mr. Jefferson moved there with his servants, among 'em Isaac" |
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"The day before the British came to Richmond (the Arnold), Mr. Jefferson sent off his family in the carriage" |
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"The soldiers at Richmond, in the camp at Bacon Quarter Branch would come every two or three days to salute the Governer at the Palace" |
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"When the British come in, an officer rode up and asked, 'Where's the Governor?' Isaac's father (George) told him: 'He's gone to the mountains'" |
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"Isaac heard the powder-magazine when it blew up--like an earthquake" |
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"General Washington brought all Mr. Jefferson's folks and about twenty of Tuckahoe Tom's (Tom Mann Randolph's) back to Richmond with him" |
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"Old master [Thomas Jefferson] was never seen to come out before breakfast--about 8 o'clock" |
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"The first year Mr. Jefferson was elected President, he took Isaac on to Philadelphia" |
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"Every Sunday Isaac would go to the President's house--large brick house, many windows" |
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"Isaac went back to Monticello" |
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"Isaac carried on the tin-business two years: it failed. He then carried on the nail-business at Monticello seven years: made money at that" |
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"Isaac wanted Mr. Giles to marry Miss. Polly. Arthur always said, he was a mighty fine man" |
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"Mr. Jefferson used to hunt squirrels and partridges; kept five or six guns; oftentimes carried Isaac with him" |
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"From Monticello you can see mountains all round as far as the eye can reach" |
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"Isaac and John Hemings nursed him [Thomas Jefferson] two months: had to car[ry] him about on a han-barrow" |
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"Mr. Jefferson had a large park at Monticello: built in a sort of a flat on the side of the mountain" |
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"The woods and mountains was often on fire: Isaac has gone out to help to put out the fire" |
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"Isaac left Monticello four years before Mr. Jefferson died" |
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"He [Isaac] is quite pleased at the idea of having his life written and protests that every word of it is 'true'" |
