In a message dated 7/1/2011 12:13:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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And  another question:  I also noticed in Jefferson's accounts several 
entries  coded by him in shorthand, read by the editors as "Sukey" at "Smith" or 
 "Stifth" (October 14, 28; 1770; April 16, 1771).  Sukey was, seemingly, a  
slave, and the name in the context suggests she received a  payment.

LIke John Kukla who mentions these  and payments to a married woman, Molly 
Dudley,  in Mr. Jefferson's Women,  I tend to suspect some kind of 
hanky-panky when I see coded entries in  accounts.
I am no expert on this but I have not seen any evidence that Jefferson was  
unfaithful to his wife during her lifetime.
 
In my study of George Washington I have seen that some have interpreted  
some unclear marks by slaves's names in GW's records as GW keeping  track of 
what slaves he slept with - a conclusion that is way beyond the pale  in  my 
judgment.
 
Peter Henriques



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