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| What kind of husband and father was Tom? How many children did you have? |
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| My Marriage to tom was brief yet he was a devoted husband and father. I produced 6 children but only two daughters survived into adulthood. |
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| We understand your husband had terrible headaches. Tell us about his miserable pain. |
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| I did my best to help Tom through his frequant and prolonged headaches. These migraines plagued him for years. |
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| Tell us about Toms love for music. |
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| Tom and i found happiness in music, spending many hours playing instruments. He loved playing the violin and became quite accomplished after practicing for 3 hors every day for many years. In the 1700s he fell and broke his wrist,limiting his flexibility with the violin. |
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Term
| Did he write letters to you while he was serving his country in Philidalphia and New York. |
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Definition
| I had delicate health. This condition caused Jefferson to leave important political matters often to return to Monticello. Once there, he nurtured and nursed me as only a loving husband would do, despite putting his career on hold. |
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| Was he devoted during your fatal illness? How did he react? |
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| During my last illness, Tom rarely left my bedside. At the last vigil, he promised he would never marry again. I left this world on Sep. 6th 1782 after 10 years of marriage and 6 children; I left tom in terrible grief with 3 young daughters to raise. |
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