Articles about people in Thomas Jefferson's life and in the larger history of Monticello.
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On December 28, 1993, Monticello Getting Word historians Lucia "Cinder" Stanton, Dianne Swann-Wright, and Beverly Gray traveled to Chillicothe, Ohio to interview five members of the Pettiford family—three of whom were descendants of Madison Hemings.
Thomas Jefferson had an enemy in Alexander Hamilton, a frenemy in John Adams, and his BFF in James Madison.
If rain is good luck on your wedding day, what is three feet of snow on your honeymoon?
Aaron Burr was a controversial Founding Father, best known for his rivalries with both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, losing the Presidency to the former and killing the latter in a duel.
Learn more about the friendship and later estrangement between Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
A Greek intellectual and correspondent with Jefferson.
Adrien Petit worked as maître d'hôtel, or butler, during Jefferson's time as Minister to France in Paris and Jefferson's tenure as Secretary of State in Philadelphia.
Jefferson owned a silhouette of Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, a botanist who collaborated with Alexander von Humboldt in his explorations of South America.
The Swiss immigrant who orchestrated Jefferson's presidential election, served as Secretary of the Treasury longer than anyone, and provided sage guidance to four presidents.
Jefferson displayed busts of himself and Alexander Hamilton in Monticello's Entrance Hall where they could sit "opposed in death as in life."
Jefferson owned a bust of Russian Tsar Alexander I with whom he exchanged letters starting in 1804.
Alexander von Humboldt, a celebrated explorer known for his scientific contributions, visited Jefferson in 1804, establishing a lifelong friendship.
Angelica Schuyler Church, a star character in Hamilton the Musical, maintained friendships with both Jefferson and Hamilton.
The story that an encounter with Andrew Tribble about Baptist theology influencing Jefferson's views on democracy has persisted since Jefferson's death in 1826.
Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead, Jefferson's first grandchild, suffered through an abusive marriage and died at the age of thirty-five, following childbirth.
A look a the life of Ann Cary Randolph Morris, an extended member of Jefferson's family, and the scandal that engulfed her.
A look at the life of Ann Elizabeth Fossett Isaacs, the enslaved daughter of Joseph and Edith Fossett, who were able to purchase her freedom after Jefferson's death.
A look at the life of Anne Scott Jefferson Marks, Jefferson's younger sister, who lived for a time at Monticello.
Anthony Fothergill was a doctor who accompanied a delegation led by Charles Willson Peale to meet Thomas Jefferson at the President's House in 1804.
Italian immigrant Anthony Giannini worked in Monticello's gardens and assisted in Jefferson's efforts to produce wine.
Anthony Mullins was an Italian who worked with Philip Mazzei in an attempt to grow grapes for wine in Virginia before leaving to fight in the American Revolution.
Archibald Stuart was a lawyer and judge who read law under Thomas Jefferson and served in the Virginia legislature.
A look at Archibald Thweatt's relationship to Thomas Jefferson and to the Eppes and Wayles families.
Following his appointment by Jefferson as Chief Judge of the territory, Augustus Woodward became a key figure in early Michigan history.
