Letter to his Grand-daughter, Mrs. Bankhead.--To Dr. Rush.-- To Duane.--Anxiety to reopen Correspondence with John Adams.-- Letter to Benjamin Rush.--Old Letter from Mrs. Adams.--Letter from Benjamin Rush.--Letter from John Adams.--The Reconciliation.--Character of Washington.--Devotion to him.--Letter to Say.--State of Health.--Labors of Correspondence.--Cheerfulness of his Disposition.--Baron Grimour.--Catherine of Russia.--Ledyard.--Letter to Mrs. Trist.--To John Adams.--Gives Charge of his Affairs to his Grandson.--Letter to his Grandson, Francis Eppes.--Description of Monticello by Lieutenant Hall.--Letter to Mrs. Adams.--Her Death.--Beautiful Letter to Mr. Adams.--Letter to Dr. Utley.-- Correspondence with Mrs. Cosway.--Tidings from Old French Friends 349 CHAPTER XX. Letters to John Adams.--Number of Letters written and received.--To John Adams.--Breaks his Arm.--Letter to Judge Johnson.--To Lafayette.--The University of Virginia.--Anxiety to have Southern Young Men educated at the South.--Letters on the Subject.--Lafayette's Visit to America.--His Meeting with Jefferson.--Daniel Webster's Visit to Monticello, and Description of Mr. Jefferson 378 CHAPTER XXI. Pecuniary Embarrassments.--Letter from a Grand-daughter.--Dr. Dunglison's Memoranda.--Sells his Library.--Depressed Condition of the Money Market.--Disastrous Consequences to Jefferson.--His Grandson's Devotion and Efforts to relieve him.--Mental Sufferings of Mr. Jefferson.--Plan of Lottery to sell his Property.--Hesitation of Virginia Legislature to grant his Request.--Sad Letter to Madison.--Correspondence with Cabell.--Extract from a Letter to his Grandson, to Cabell.-- Beautiful Letter to his Grandson.--Distress at the Death of his Grand-daughter.--Dr. Dunglison's Memoranda.--Meeting in Richmond.--In Nelson County.--New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore come to his Relief.--His Gratitude.--Unconscious that at his Death Sales of his Property would fail to pay his Debts.--Deficit made up by his Grandson.--His Daughter left penniless.--Generosity of Louisiana and South Carolina 397 CHAPTER XXII. Letter to Namesake.--To John Adams.--Declining Health.--Dr. Dunglison's Memoranda.--Tenderness to his Family.--Accounts of his Death by Dr. Dunglison and Colonel Randolph.--Farewell to his Daughter.--Directions for a Tombstone.--It is erected by his Grandson.--Shameful Desecration of Tombstones at Monticello 419 ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE