Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 20 November 1825. In which newlywed Ellen couldn't possibly complain about her circumstances... (Spoiler alert: she can.) Many thanks to the talented, funny, and knowledgeable research librarian at the Jefferson Library, Anna Berkes, for being my guest host! Learn more: See the full text of the letter here: http://tjrs.monticello.org/letter/1018 The quote about Joseph Coolidge's personality issues: Downs, Jacques M. "American Merchants and the China Opium Trade, 1800-1840." The Business History Review 42, no. 4 (1968): 418-42. Accessed November 10, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3112527. Mary's letter to Ellen: http://tjrs.monticello.org/letter/1014 The Browere incident! Jefferson's Take: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-5602 Mary's Take: http://tjrs.monticello.org/letter/1014 Browere's Take: Rhode-Island American (Providence, Rhode Island) LX, no. 7, November 1, 1825: [2]. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers. More on Edith Hern Fossett: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/edith-hern-fossett