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Recollections of Madison Hemings. As published in the Pike County Republican, March 13, 1873. Detail from Madison Hemings's published recollections. I never knew of but one white man who bore the name of Hemings; he was an Englishman and my greatgrandfather.
An in-depth look at Sally Hemings, who was enslaved by Thomas Jefferson and bore several of his children, using research, videos, and oral histories, and the recollections of her son Madison Hemings to tell what is known -- and unknown -- about her life and story.
Jul 4, 2018 · Madison Hemings, the third of the Jefferson-Hemings children who survived into adulthood, offered his account of second-family life at Monticello in a poignant, strikingly detailed memoir...
Madison Hemings (January 19, 1805 – November 28, 1877) was the son of the mixed-race enslaved woman Sally Hemings and, according to most Jefferson scholars, her enslaver, President Thomas Jefferson. He was the third of her four children to survive to adulthood.
Credit: Ohio Historical Society. Original Author: Madison Hemings. Created: March 13, 1873. Medium: Newspaper. Madison Hemings Interview. An interview with Madison Hemings, son of Sally Hemings, was headlined "Life Among the Lowly, Number 1" and published in the Pike County (Ohio) Republican on March 13, 1873. The first paragraph is shown here.
What was the treaty legend? The Madison Hemings interview by Wetmore is the source of the “treaty legend.” This account is central to those who believe that Jefferson fathered Hemings’ children. According to Madison Hemings, when Jefferson prepared to leave France, he intended to bring Sally Hemings back with him to Virginia, “but she demurred.”
What was the treaty legend? The Madison Hemings interview is the source of the “treaty legend.” This account is central to the belief that Jefferson fathered Hemings’ children. According to Madison Hemings, when Jefferson prepared to leave France, he intended to bring Sally Hemings back with him to Virginia, “but she demurred.”
