, 1879-03-27
MONTICELLO.

nil those In whom It hna A:en told.
MONTICELLO. -.
Thu Tlnn,e Ut Jefferson .tEnin Unter ti,o
AnctIuncsr's 1fant,nrr-lsuuEs,t 1y .tofres-
s"n ~. i.ovy. nj Nn,s Ynrk-tt+ History, and
tI.n .In.-ntiun- of the Present o Ownar. -
Sen 1"rk Hera'I. ,fHrca n.
Monticello, the tGrInrr hUnu nild b1trinl SPOT
of TEDmaa Jefferson, was sold 1t public auction
on The 10th Of March s,y order Of Virginia
! court, md purchased BY Jefferson N. Levy, Of
this ctly, for S,0,500. TW salo was the RI suit Of
h frIctdIy suit instituted Tor tho purpnse ot
making distribution atnong the t1crs Of Cnpt.
UrlAh L. Levy. Ms', hcyunH few incthers nf
ttmt fanllfy, there were no strangers at tlie se.
The nt,cAdancu wns not small, however. for
great number OF Virginia gantlctncn and resi-
dents Of iln: uEtghlIor[u. counties wcre present,
dra vi, thilier, 1t wuu1 apleur, more frnM Gu
f't'ttsy tian irom desire to bid fnr thn !ls,n-
Ord llntnesteal of ths tl.ad statesman. Tile
| falr was ma.lc Oh the prg,nists hy lDcal nt,c-
tlonres. nmi the first bid was Hint Of s;ttkO,
Sir, ,Asahc! $. Levy. cnusin of lie purchaser,
1natc nu.sihrrot t''tis, l, finally rGtirug, TN,
prortr.y was knockctl t!owu to Ms. Jefferson
Levy for the rrica named nboyc.
Tie ptrchascr IL d sun hf thu late Afr. Jnnas
+. Levy. nml wus nlrratIy til" owner O! a lAtEe
nortoH NJ Tic "!l estate. Hr tic anlg OF Tin
rna'ssioI lie f'"c"mrs the owncr Of ncar1y oil Of
Ill., ,hn nrsf'st y nrone'tS IT,, naawel. t' b,st
nur'ioa. bus i1,' public in.errst dors not turn
towur It us It !uts to Monticello. Jefferson re-
musrs! I" the Inter plae" IN 110i, and coti-
.i,,: iG,,ta l'ui'sf =. iplo'etnGnta bo!n IN s,o
Iastetl much OF hE* time III personally supern-
tending thu improvements, md VERY frequently
assisted the wurkinc'! III crcetit1E wall Or cx-
easa.n.E. s9a.,.s:.,,,o T., run ,,u, 49,,
,.N Mot!eea,o = 2sg @ teet llSl, nna s,oncs cast
70 t!s isF3hIa it.ser' lc mansion Gxtrrhaily
, y o. 1ne posIe sshsr OF nsecitn arshiiec;.irc.
~ ne .''.,' a ~ ~ Essedes slx'cet "1tnlh
, ~, t1o,s , ris,,, M,, u " ~. ,e g covered by poF
neo n tte "ltn o. INT reeGts' prn1ccsl,,E twenty
hSe iee'' au rlS'sG 10 .he 1ull ntGlt ot tie
hpNse' Tue ha'l us" cxtcnus to the roof oil tie
nonse. n.ta,.o, l., .n,, ,.,, ,,.
extremity of TIT building: THE rs'ctns Ut tho
@tfethltlct o. 'hesc passages tcrtninato 10 nc-
iaEnna' ir1}fcsu1S. flazzas covering tl'is recess
n51'est n s,A 'Ges neSoa a. rue svei NJ Ing root
snnnssts emp, . tue l.ouse with te public terraces,
WINE t1r tnitiern o',r Is closed In Tor Erces!-
hnnse 10 ny, ~. east g. tllesc passages, nn caclt
sn" u te !.all, afg t!eesptils,rnolns' Ic front
IN ihe west front OCCUPY thc whole hight,
mak!i- rye hollsc oae elory. tXccpt The paslor,
r tehtsal sote.at, Mti'ch ss snrmohnted bY na ot-
1aGoial WI; Flttff. WIN nou'e or spherical rooi.
W. hei1rG It's eoItMction \ taw prohllt-
tiHe p0hlic or private ihrt!.tabLes III
iue StAle ol s1fcit;a Nas passe'i s1'tl fha
intention wa9 ab,nione.i. 1t wus to haye
bccn ahPrdaeheo ny flalsWnss, connected With
eaerS a. 1l!r sier cStrcn'ty 2! dh9 hall. whicil
ltseii 'nFnis ille conncction with tue 'ouGsnx-
ToonlA. Mt thest stair'ayh ~et9 never ereetGd,
leaving \, tlls rcspccs ercat dei1e!ccy III the
ihc poiF ol '!'t mouse, ebstfc9 ~ Il poftCo: -
n ons ssory, as!!i @ surtno''nted by the blliArd-
tnoll!' Wth WI! lFonnpy ~ tttt 10 t!le tise Ior
which u M WAY 'Ac!nally intsndGd by !ta present
square. hit Wt'en fle cellar WAS built p tn tho
loor above the rt's,'u w:!s Projected beyond 1l1o
sl,hrc ny ttIcG sues VI Ill ortago. le'v!sIg q
w1s III this p!acs Tint some of Jct1crson's faith
lNl Feryants concealed their masters plato
when NoMsre!!o wns yisits1 BY nrittsh
trnnis. lhe t'oore at the house ure most
y IN narawaod' generally WIZ y, cherry sluures
oi about ten !nrhsa ~luc. ll: borders aro
q brcct' bllarcs, abt'it !aur Inches Wide. Bntlt
M 1llrsr n"nhs 'lrc very inisd, ami ttrIay pre-.
sent III. at'ptasanec oi = handsome teSsrllatcu
i"or rhr ton ol tl'e llill was lorslcd into IL
tpnce UV, by :f0 fecl. circular Ut caell ctd. Tho
hll slotcs gently On every side fruFn tlIs lnwu,
upon, wilc', ltD leet irom Inc caStesn ndEr,
stI1n!s file Hlnhtfun. Its projecting porttcpes,
east md vest VIII. the width q lhe house, osc-
;'y lGN feet uacia why. From thc l1ttsIern tur-
rare the y.ssa ars tI,nply sublime, a'ni here Jcf-
ferson ana hts irtuds Wrrc accustomed 10 sit III
gathered murc i"ya oi liberty, virtue, Wisdom,
nUt ]eurnln= tIiAn tn any other privato spot III
America, ana wlthii1 short dIstunca nov liu tho
rtMa!ns u ~ ''e statcsma'. wl!ose purity "nl no.
tllity Of life hiluws tho ground he nncc isod.
TN tie ist Of NNyener, 1S30. thu property,
thcn embracing 55s ncrcs. was sold BY a&rs.
Martha lta!"io'pf' arl Col Il1omasI' KandosIa,,
ils' executors ol Je1letsol'.A A to Dr. Jnmcs T.
Barclay, for llH. al,n, 0f *7000 After holding
the prnrrty fur some years, during wflct ho
tlits.Med of :Et arrcs, Dr. Barclay sold wl4t re-