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and the wife of Alexander B. Randall
of Waterbury, Conn.,, who, with his son.
Burton H. r. Randall, carried out the
wishes expressed by the donor in her
life time:
The Chippendale dining room table
originally presented to Jefferson by
George Wythe, the famous chancellor
of Virginia and the first law professor
in America and signer of the Declara-
tion of Independence.
Three Heppelwhite dining room
chairs purchased by Jefferson while
minister to France, and brought by him
to Monticello, where the chairs re-
manned until q few years after his
death.
The original mahogany bedside, can
dle-table used for many years at Mon
licello and which originally belonged
to Jane Randolph jefferson. mother of
Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jeffersons original writing
and drafting desk used by him for
many years at Monticello. This desk
has a double top with sliding board
on the side and discloses a number of
the ingenious features used by Thomas
Jefferson in his design for the little
desk on which he wrote the draft for
the Declaration of Independence.
The following articles were donated
by Miss Fanny NJ. Burke, of Alexan-
dria a descendant of Thomas Jefferson:
Thomas Jefferson's paint box. used by
him at Monticello. particularly for his
architectural drawings. Many of these
drawings are still preserved, as he is
the father of American architecture.
Thomas Jefferson's ivory memoran-
dunn leaflet pads, locket with Jeffer-
sons hair, number of personal trim
kets, buttons, buckles, etc., and three
pillows from Jefferson's bed, two of
which were under his head when he
died.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman, wife OF the
editor of the Washington Star, has
donated three dining room chairs which
formerly belonged to Jefferson. and she
has delegated Mrs. Rose Gouverneur
Hoes, of Washington, chairman of the
| Jefferson committee in that city and a
| descendant of James Monroe, to present
| the chairs in her behalf to Monticello.
In addition the foundation acknowl-
| edges presentation of very unusual
| and interesting colored drawing of
Monticello, made many years ago in
| France from the recollection of a Wis
| iting Frenchman. This drawing was
| purchased by and presented to the
! foundation by Mrs. Martin w. Littleton
| of New York city.
| The foundation also acknowledges
| presentation of handsome silk Vir-
| ginia flag, presented to Monticello by
| the women's committee who had
| charge of the replica of the Jefferson
| house on High ctreet at the Sesquicen-
| tennial exposition in Philadelphia. of
| which committee Miss Caroline Sinkler
| was chairman, and which committee
| was represented by Miss Agnes MORT
| son and delegation which formally
delivered the flag to Monticello.
| Of interest, too, to all Americans was
the recent announcement by President
| Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia
university upon his return from Italy
that he was bringing with him as a
gift to the Columbia library hitherto
unpublished letter of Jefferson's. This
letter, ordering packet of books for
Jefferson's private library, dated Mon
ticello, April 10, 1921, and addressed
to Messrs. De Bures Freres, Rue Ser
pente, Paris, gives an interesting and
instructive view of the wide and varied
range of Jefferson's intellectual ac-
tivities and interests. The letter fol-
lows:
Monticello, April 1921.
| Messrs de Bure 'Freres:
The packet of books you were SO