Franklin [Dexter], for the Committee on the Fine Arts, [of the Boston Athenaeum], to Joseph Coolidge, and on the same letter, Coolidge to Martha Randolph, and Martha Randolph to Thomas Jefferson Randolph. Requests that Thomas Jefferson's collection of paintings be lent for an exhibition prior to their sale. Martha Randolph's reply includes a listing of the artwork and the condition of some of the paintings., 1828 March 10

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