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EFFERSON. N.--Several misconceptions
are afloat. and gathering considerable cur
rency, in relation to the state of Mr.. Jeffer-
sons affairs, and his true object in making a
lottery of his property. A friend residing
in this place lately wrote letter on the sub
ject to Thomas J. Randolph, grand son of
Mr.. Jefferson. In answer, he has received
the copy of one addressed to Mr.. Randolph
by his grandfather, pending the discussion
of the Lottery Bill before the Legislature Of
Virginia, and with it permission to make
such use as he might deem proper for cor
rectng any erroneous impressions on the
subject that he may find prevalent As a
prompt and easy mode of clearing away ell
the false views OF the matter which may be
entertained, he has committed the letter TO
the columns of our paper.-Bait. Chron.


MONTICELLO, FEB. 8, 1926


My Dear Jc6trson:


duly received your affectionate letter Of
the third, and perceive there are greater
doubts than had apprehended, whether the
legislature will indulge me in my request to
them. 1t is part of my modification to per-
ceiye that had so far overvalued myself as
to have counted OIL it with too much conf
tence. see, in the failure of this hope, a
deadly blast of all my peace If mind, during
my remaining DAYS. You kindly encourage
me to keep up my spirits: but. oppressed
with disease, debility, age. and embarrassed
affairs, this is difficult. For mvselt should
not regard prostration of fortune. But
am overwhelmed at the prospect of the sit
uation in which may leave nv family; nv
dear and beloved daughter, the cherished
companion of my early life, and nurse of nv
age, and her children, rendered as dear to
me as if NV own, from having lived with
them from their cradle, left in a comfortless
situation, hold up to me nothing but future
gloom; and | should not care were life to
end with the line / am writing, were it not
that MAY vet be of some avail to the fami-
lv. Their affectionate devotion TO me makes
a Willingness to endure life duty, SO long
as i can be Of any use to them. Yourself.
particularly, dear Jefferson, consider as the
greatest of the God sends which Heaven
has granted to me. Without you, what
could do under the difficulties now enyi-
roning mes These have been produced in
some degree by my own unskilful manage
ment, and devotlng my time to the service
OF my country; but much also bv the unfor-
tunate fluctuations in the value of our mo-
ney, and the long continued depression of
farming business. But for the last am con-
+ LN'NHh ~. tNotS iiil OG lJdlu, leaving me
Monticello and the Bedford estate. But,
where there are no bidders. property, how
ever great, is no resource for the payment
of debts--all may SO for little or nothing.


Perhaps. however, even in this case, I
/ NAV have no right to complain. as these mis-.
fortunes have been held back fer nv last
days, when few remain to me. duly ac-
knowledge that have gone through long
lite, with fewer circumstances of affiiction
t,an are the lot of most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ed health, competence for every reasona-
Die want, usefulness to my fellow-citizens, a
good portion of their esteem, no complaint
against the world, which has sufficiently ho-
nored me, and above all, family which has
blessed me BY their affection, and never by
their conduct given me a moments pain
And, should this my last request be granted
may yet close, with a cloudless sun. lonp
and serene day of life. Be assured. nv deal
Jefferson, that / have just sense of the par,
you have contributed to this, and that bea,
TO your measured affection.


TIL: JEFFERSON.