Episode 22 - She Has Claims Upon Me - a podcast by Hum. Servt

Martha Jefferson Randolph to Septimia A. Randolph, 29 Jan. 1829

In which Priscilla Hemmings, an enslaved nurse-maid to Thomas Jefferson's white grandchildren, refuses to do what the white family wants her to do.I'm joined this week by the delighful Lora Cooper, the Continuing Education Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

Further Reading:The letter: https://tjrs.monticello.org/letter/2485

MJR to TJ, 31 Jan. 1801: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-32-02-0375More on Priscilla Hemmings: https://www.monticello.org/mulberry-row/people/priscilla-hemmings

More on John Hemmings: https://www.monticello.org/mulberry-row/people/john-hemmingsMore on the sale of Monticello: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/sale-monticello

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