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Preferred Citation

Thomas Jefferson's Letter to John Page, 1763 Jul 15, Manuscript # 1952.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1952.

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Scope and Content Information

Concerns Jefferson's hopes of marrying "Belinda" {Rebecca Burwell} about whom Jefferson has had prior conversations with Page. He reports that he expects to be in Williamsburg by October and that he intends to build a house in the city.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Ambler, Jaquelin, 1742-1798.
• Ambler, Rebecca Burwell, b. 1746.
• Page, John, 1744-1808.

Subjects:

• Courtship.

Geographical Names:

• Williamsburg (Va.) --Buildings, structures, etc.