. Historic Virginia homes and churches . AKTKRS (KKKK , (;( ((11X1^. PLAINS. MATHEWS POINTY THE VOKK l{I\KH ( ()l XT1{V 4^29 and was noted for his k-ariiin-^-. Ilis dau<rlitiT. l{cl)ccra,was one of tlu- 1)l11cs and htautits of tlic day, and licrcharms drew many suitors to Carters Creek. TliomasJefferson and Jacqueline ^il)ler (1742-17!)H) weredesperately in love with her durin<r their colief^e days atWilliam and Mary, and. in spite of .letfersons ardentwooing, she linally gave her hand to .\iiii)ler. Jeffersonfantastically called her lielinda, and i)y this n
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . AKTKRS (KKKK , (;( ((11X1^. PLAINS. MATHEWS POINTY THE VOKK l{I\KH ( ()l XT1{V 4^29 and was noted for his k-ariiin-^-. Ilis dau<rlitiT. l{cl)ccra,was one of tlu- 1)l11cs and htautits of tlic day, and licrcharms drew many suitors to Carters Creek. TliomasJefferson and Jacqueline ^il)ler (1742-17!)H) weredesperately in love with her durin<r their colief^e days atWilliam and Mary, and. in spite of .letfersons ardentwooing, she linally gave her hand to .\iiii)ler. Jeffersonfantastically called her lielinda, and i)y this name refersto her in his letters to John Page. In one of these lettershe says: In the most melancholy fit that ever any poorsoul was, 1 sit down to write to you. Last night, as merryas agreeable company and dancing with Helinda in theApollo could make me, I never could have thought thesucceeding sun would have seen me so wretched as 1 nowam. 1 was prepaied to say a great deal. I had dressed upin my own mind such thoughts as occurred to me in asmoving language as ever 1 knew how, and ex
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