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“…save the portrait of Thomas Jefferson…”
See “…a prominent old portrait…,” above.
Jefferson’s portrait went on to have a long and mysterious career—the provenance surrounding this painting remains unresolved. For additional information about the portrait, see:
University of Virginia., & Bush, A. L. (1962). The life portraits of Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville, Va: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
“The Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson and Their Replicas,” Fiske Kimball, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 88, No. 6, December 1944, pp. 497-534.
“Gilbert Stuart’s Portraits of Thomas Jefferson,” David Meschutt, The American Art Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1981, pp. 2-16.
The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), March 9, 1928, p. 28.
“…his warming pan too…”
See “…brass warming pan…,” above.
“…left the next day.”
Letters subsequently unearthed reveal that Maria Mason was present when her home was burned, but there is no reason to doubt Lee’s suggestion that she left for Albemarle soon thereafter (with items that were later said to have been inside the home).
Lee E., The Last Hope: Lies, Truths and Legends of John Wilkes Booth’s 34-Hour Escape Through King George County, Virginia (2019), North Carolina: Lulu Press, p. 155.