The One and Only Mrs. Jefferson
a true historical romance59 total reviews
Comment from mumsyone
Hi Bev,
Your story is well told, well written, and very interesting. It has a lot of information that I hadn't heard before. Very sad that Thomas Jefferson didn't make provisions for Sally Hemmings' freedom.
Elsewhere, Hessian officer Jacob Rubsamen, who visited the Jefferson's at Monticelle (Monticello?) in 1780,
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Hi Bev,
Your story is well told, well written, and very interesting. It has a lot of information that I hadn't heard before. Very sad that Thomas Jefferson didn't make provisions for Sally Hemmings' freedom.
Elsewhere, Hessian officer Jacob Rubsamen, who visited the Jefferson's at Monticelle (Monticello?) in 1780,
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you very kindly for your generous review and insights, mumsyone. I really appreciate, also, your catching that error. Warm regards, Bev
Comment from Janice Canerdy
This is truly an excellent narrative in every way. You have accurately and effectively told the historical story, parts of which were not talked about freely until the last few decades! Good job
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This is truly an excellent narrative in every way. You have accurately and effectively told the historical story, parts of which were not talked about freely until the last few decades! Good job
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you so very much, Janice. I much appreciate your excellent review and supportive insights. Warm regards, Bev
Comment from aleigh77
I am new to fanstory and have only been reviewing for a couple of days. That being said, this is by far the best thing I have read so far! An interesting read, easy to follow, excellent mechanics. Way to go! I hope my own writing improves to the level you have reached. Thanks for an informative and interesting essay - Amy
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I am new to fanstory and have only been reviewing for a couple of days. That being said, this is by far the best thing I have read so far! An interesting read, easy to follow, excellent mechanics. Way to go! I hope my own writing improves to the level you have reached. Thanks for an informative and interesting essay - Amy
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
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Hi, Amy. Thank you for this wonderful and supportive review. I really appreciate the encouragement! And, I am looking forward to reviewing some of your writing soon. Welcome to the site, my friend. Warm regards, Bev
Comment from Patrick G Cox
Hi writingfundimension,
I'm always a sucker for real history and this was fascinating. I find it difficult to imagine "owning" someone or being "owned," if one was lucky I suppose you had a reasonable "master" who behaved rather like the better type of employer today, if not ...
This is well written, my only comment is that when quoting, the convention is to annotate the source - but I guess you know that anyway!
Patrick
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Hi writingfundimension,
I'm always a sucker for real history and this was fascinating. I find it difficult to imagine "owning" someone or being "owned," if one was lucky I suppose you had a reasonable "master" who behaved rather like the better type of employer today, if not ...
This is well written, my only comment is that when quoting, the convention is to annotate the source - but I guess you know that anyway!
Patrick
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
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Thanks, Patrick. I really appreciate your great review. If I'm understanding the annotation aspect correctly, would it be enough to have it in the author's notes, as I did in the this piece? What would be a better way to accomplish that? I know that you write a lot of historical pieces, so I am especially pleased by your comments. Warm regards, Bev
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Hi Bev, I think it needs some form of annotation. With my story "A Baltic Affair" I used the "Footnote" function in my Pages (Mac's equivalent of Word) program. When you copy the work to paste it into Evil Eddy, if you use the Advanced Editor it pastes the annotation, links and footnotes straight into the main body and works perfectly.
Thanks for responding about the browser, it seems to be only one or two people who have a problem so it has to be something in their computers.
Patrick
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Thanks for the tip, Patrick. I appreciate your help. Bev
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A pleasure, I look forward to future posts on this period.
Patrick
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Thanks!
Comment from lindafoldy
Gosh! This was great. i don't remember ever reading that Jefferson was, in essence, 'married' to one of his wife's slaves. Certainly shows the paradoxes of the man. Supposedly he believed that slavery was 'bad' but he did benefit from it and did not free his woman at his death. How ironic
i liked the use of the incorrect grammar. it lends authenticity to the story.
I like the narrative here a lot.
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Gosh! This was great. i don't remember ever reading that Jefferson was, in essence, 'married' to one of his wife's slaves. Certainly shows the paradoxes of the man. Supposedly he believed that slavery was 'bad' but he did benefit from it and did not free his woman at his death. How ironic
i liked the use of the incorrect grammar. it lends authenticity to the story.
I like the narrative here a lot.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
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Hi, linda. Thank you so much for your great review! Warm regards, Bev
Comment from Tomoso
Writingfundimension,
An excellent piece of research into American history. It was an educational and interesting essay. I knew very little about Thomas Jefferson, but I certainly know a lot more now.
Well structured and well written
Thanks for read,I enjoyed it.
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Writingfundimension,
An excellent piece of research into American history. It was an educational and interesting essay. I knew very little about Thomas Jefferson, but I certainly know a lot more now.
Well structured and well written
Thanks for read,I enjoyed it.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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You're most welcome, Tomoso. Thank YOU for taking time out to read my essay and offer your very generous review and insights. Much appreciated. Warm regards, Bev
Comment from sweetwoodjax
this is very well written, writingfundimension, you did a great job writing this story about the relationship between thomas jefferson and his wife and mistress. i enjoyed reading this history
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this is very well written, writingfundimension, you did a great job writing this story about the relationship between thomas jefferson and his wife and mistress. i enjoyed reading this history
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you so much, sweetwoodjax. I really appreciate your generosity and support. Warm regards, Bev
Comment from psalmist
Thanks for writing this informative piece of history. Perfect timing for this president's weekend. I knew a little of Jefferson's affair with Sally Hemmings, but not much about his wife. Thanks for sharing. Linda
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Thanks for writing this informative piece of history. Perfect timing for this president's weekend. I knew a little of Jefferson's affair with Sally Hemmings, but not much about his wife. Thanks for sharing. Linda
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
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I really appreciate your wonderful review, Linda. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! Bev
Comment from dbmccarter
This is very interesting. I have always loved that period in our history and I really like the stories of the ones who are responsible for America. Enjoyed this very much.
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This is very interesting. I have always loved that period in our history and I really like the stories of the ones who are responsible for America. Enjoyed this very much.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you so much for this excellent review. I really appreciate your interest and support! Bev
Comment from barkingdog
I couldn't stop reading. Your history of the Jeffersons is clear and so well documented. I applaud an intelligent post on FanStory that is not all up in the air with long words.
Thank you for sharing. I hope you do more like this. It must take a lot of time to research and get it all together. Good job.
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I couldn't stop reading. Your history of the Jeffersons is clear and so well documented. I applaud an intelligent post on FanStory that is not all up in the air with long words.
Thank you for sharing. I hope you do more like this. It must take a lot of time to research and get it all together. Good job.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you so much, Ellen. I'm really honored by your wonderfully generous review. I do enjoy doing research and writing this type of piece, so I really thank you for the nod of support! Warm regards, Bev
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My pleasure, Bev. :) ellen
