Jefferson's letters indicate that John Hemmings was working at Poplar Forest
from the fall of 1816 into November 1817. I have not seen any indication
that Hemmings went to Richmond. As you probably know, Madison Hemings said
that Neilson was the father of John Hemmings. 

Henry Wiencek

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