Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-12-06
THE SALE OF MONTICELLO.

A correspondent of the Lynchburg Republican
sends that paper an account of the sale of MOnti-
cello the former residence ofThomas Jefferson. 1t
was sold under the confiscation act The says
large crowd was present. and
Among them was Captain Jonas P. Levy, bro
Their of the deceased owner of Monticello. After
the deputy marshal had proclaimed the decree ofthe
District Court, Confederate States of America, and
the terms of the sale, Captain Levy stated that he
ord not come there to interfere with prevent the
sale in any way and that while he, for the present.
waived Ills rights in the premises he intended to bid
for the property himself The deputy marshal then
stated that one acre Of the place-the Cemetery Of
Thomas Jefferson-was reserved in the sale, and
Captain Levy said his mother was also inferred on
the place, and he hoped whoever became the pur-
chaser of Monticello weuld let her rest in peace
Monticello was put up and the first bid was $2OO
the last $50 800 and Lieutenant Colonel b. +. Flick
lin the purchaser.
"The land at Buckeye, nine hundred and sixty
one acres, was bought, it is said, for the Confede-
rate government at eighty-eight dollars per acre
$Sl, 685-by j. 81. Parker. The first negro man,
Fuke, brought ST. 900; the next Fleming, 81, 45O (;
Lewis, 81 $50; John, sold to Captain Jonas P. Levy,
for S., 400. A negro woman, with seven children,
one to the breast $4,000 to B. B. Ficklin; three
glrs from five to nine years old 81 ,000 and two
smaller girls $4,000. An old man and wife was put
up and withdrawn as the marshal would provide
privately for their support
1.-The bust of Mr.. Jefferson; which stood in the
hall on futed Corinthian pedestal, brought only
$50 and will still retain its place. Mr.. Ficklin re-
purchased it. The pianoforte brought $4,000 {;
Sideboard, with marble top, 500; the model of the
United States frigate Vandala bought by j. P.
Levy for 800; a washstand, 5000; COWS, from $500
So 10 each yoke of oxen, 81 500 shoats from $50
to 500; threshing machine, $500. The bust of
VOltare was sold, but what il brought do not
know; it was said to have been Mr.. Jefferson's.-
The amount of sales was $4,000
"ln one of the rooms in the upper story was the
body of chair or one-horse sulkey which Mr.. JEFF
erson used to ride in from Monticello to Philadel
dhia when he was Secretary of State. Standing in
front of the house, piece of land of two hundred
acres was pointed out to me by Mr. Randolph, which
Mr. Jefferson purchased for bowl of punch, and
several hundred acres for five cents.
"ViStors have defaced the walls of the house by
scribbling their names over them Hundreds Of them
can be and read on each side of the front en-
trance to the hall pieces of the bust of Mr.. Jefsr
son were Clipped off; chairs, tables, mirrors, vases
broken and destroyed, and in some cases memeAtoes
of rare virtue and art have been purloned, while
the family resided here well in their absence.
And the monument of the immortal Jefferson has
been sadly defaced and the fragments carried off as
trophies or mementoes from sacred shrine Shame,
shame upon our thoughtless countrymen; why
should they be so disrespectful to the sepulchre oil
the great patriot of the Revolution large mum.
Der OF people were present at the sale"