Today, we might say Jefferson hit on her, an incident that came to light while Jefferson was president. It was viewed as a serious moral transgression at the time. But to describe it as an "affair" carries a present day connotation. The evidence does not indicate it was anything beyond what Jefferson admitted to. Richard E. Dixon Editor, Jefferson Notes Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society 703-691-0770 fax 703-691-0978 fax 703-691-0978 > [Original Message] > From: Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2/12/2007 9:27:54 AM > Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Virginia agents and the Indians + Google book search engine + Dr. Thos. Walker + Thomas Jefferson > > Neil McDonald writes: > > "your normal sources require a paid subscription for individuals having no > affiliation with their membershp entities -- and visiting a large library > out here on the frontier must be a planned pack-horse trip, not one we make > on a daily or even weekly basis." > > Have you signed up for "Find It Virginia"? This database of news articles > and scholarly journals (some articles available online in full text) is open > to all holders of a public library card. Go to the Library of Virginia > website, click on "What We Do" and you'll find the link for Find It > Virginia. If you like what you see, urge your delegate and state senator to > fund the service. LVA is currently begging the General Assembly to fund > this service, which is designed to help Virginians "out here on the frontier." > > McDonald also writes: > > "I was surprised to learn how 'interpretations' of some extant personal > files of Thos. Jefferson . . . has led to some surmising about Jefferson > possibly philandering with young John Walker's wife . . . " > > Thomas Jefferson confessed to making advances to Walker's wife. I don't > think there is any dispute whatever over this point. In "Jefferson > Vindicated," page 30, Cynthia Burton writes, "When Jefferson denied the > Sally accusations, he admitted to the Walker affair . . . " > > Henry Wiencek > Charlottesville > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html