tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post3009032483494949990..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Jefferson Hair-SplittingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-40392268955395842602010-11-23T22:28:16.543-05:002010-11-23T22:28:16.543-05:00Thank you for your comment, Mr. Lee.
I’m afraid I...Thank you for your comment, Mr. Lee.<br /><br />I’m afraid I have difficulty squaring your claim that “I'm not a member of the ‘anyone-but-Thomas’ crowd” with your <a href="http://itismymind.blogspot.com/2010/02/bill-brady-on-thomas-jefferson.html?showComment=1266343829621#c2881480633289591419" rel="nofollow">February 2010 comment at this blog</a>: <br /><br /><i>Political correctness and Pulitzer Prize winning authors notwithstanding, there is no proof, repeat: proof, not even DNA, Jefferson fathered any of her children. There is coincidence and speculation but no proof. Publicly, Jefferson never acknowledged these allegations, first made in 1802. In his private correspondence, however, he denied them several times. The final rejection was just weeks before his death in 1826. Again, a thorough review of this issue will reveal quite a different story from what everyone "knows" to be true.</i><br /><br />Or your similar comments <a href="http://comments.startribune.com/comments.php?d=asset_comments&asset_id=51525187&section=/entertainment/books&elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aU1ccmiUiacyKUzyaP37D_MDua_eyD5PcOiUr" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://iberkshires.com/story/28083/phototable.php?ss_id=1749" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.pri.org/politics-society/the-promise-and-shame-of-america-in-jefferson-s-monticello2435.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <br /><br />It appears, to quote from your own comment, that “your mind is already made up, regardless.“J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-53273419943809302522010-11-23T17:25:37.103-05:002010-11-23T17:25:37.103-05:00As one who has portrayed Thomas Jefferson professi...As one who has portrayed Thomas Jefferson professionally to audiences from Maine to Hawaii over the last 20 years, I am quite familiar with the Hemings subject. I may even have a broader knowledge of Mr. Jefferson overall than either Mr. Breig or Mr. Bell. <br /> I'm not a member of the "anyone-but-Thomas" crowd. Nor do I succumb to the politically correct club of "nobody-BUT-Thomas."<br /> May I recommend Book Five of Thomas Fleming's volume, "The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers"? It's intriguing reading, unless your mind is already made up, regardless.Patrick Leehttp://www.PatrickLee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-89990159256380333352010-11-18T12:51:02.931-05:002010-11-18T12:51:02.931-05:00The Colonial Williamsburg article doesn’t go into ...The <i>Colonial Williamsburg</i> article doesn’t go into great detail about the Jefferson hair samples, which were apparently kept by various families as souvenirs of the President. It does hint that none of them has an entirely convincing provenance.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-91781203925642304042010-11-18T08:30:05.125-05:002010-11-18T08:30:05.125-05:00Good post. Overwhelming scientific evidence is ne...Good post. Overwhelming scientific evidence is never enough for some (think global warming). <br /><br />I had never heard of the lock of Jefferson's hair. What is the history on this? Is it likely to actually be Jefferson's?Waldo4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577350666062651359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-28062641612055316372010-11-17T19:34:03.492-05:002010-11-17T19:34:03.492-05:00The other noteworthy thing from this article? It&#...The other noteworthy thing from this article? It's picture. Mr. Jefferson was most definitely a red-head.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391963968436069761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-44705466837840356142010-11-17T13:07:59.981-05:002010-11-17T13:07:59.981-05:00The real question left unanswered is why did Colon...The real question left unanswered is why did Colonial Williamsburg publish this article to begin with? It didn't describe the historiography, advance Jefferson scholarship or raise any interesting questions. I'm scratching my head.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391963968436069761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-19297246028241582712010-11-17T10:45:20.708-05:002010-11-17T10:45:20.708-05:00It never ceases to amaze me. The lengths that the...It never ceases to amaze me. The lengths that the "anyone-but-Thomas" crowd is going to to avoid the most likely explanation.<br /><br />Have these people ever heard, perhaps, of Occam's razor?Daud Alzayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159094499713375760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-62722244509498323482010-11-17T09:51:49.120-05:002010-11-17T09:51:49.120-05:00A fascinating and informative post. J.L. Thanks fo...A fascinating and informative post. J.L. Thanks for keeping them honest. ... Maybe the magazine should cross-reference their Jefferson-hair story with their "Lies My Docent Told Me" story.Peter Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047119349197900440noreply@blogger.com