Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Thomas Jefferson Collection (WLU Coll. 0033), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Letter dated March 5, 1821 is a gift from Andrew Lupton.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two documents. One document is dated March 20, 1806 and certifies that the ship Melpomene sails under the United States flag. It is printed in Spanish, English, and Dutch and signed by multiple people including Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, and James Madison, who was serving as Secretary of State at that time. The second document is a letter dated March 5, 1821 and written by Jefferson at Monticello to John Graves of Louisa County Court House, Virginia. The letter concerns the payment of a note by Jefferson.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Graves, John
• Jefferson, Thomas
• Madison, James
• Ships