This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: #N/AOriginal Author: Hamilton W. PiersonCreated: 1862Monticello”; an excerpt from The Private Life of Thomas Jefferson by Hamilton W. Pierson (1862)”Hamilton W. Pierson, The Private Life of Thomas Jefferson (New York: Charles Scribner, 1862).FEATURED IN“Monticello”; an excerpt from The Private Life of Thomas Jefferson by Hamilton W. Pierson (1862)