Annapolis, Maryland

From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

Thomas Jefferson visited Annapolis, Maryland three times:

• May 1766. Jefferson was on his way to Philadelphia and New York to inoculate himself from smallpox. He wrote to his friend John Page from Annapolis discussing his trip.^[1]
• June 1775. He was on his way to Philadelphia to attend sessions of the Continental Congress.
• December 1783 until May 11 1784. Jefferson served as a delegate to Congress during this period.^[2]

Footnotes

1. ↑ See PTJ, 1:18-20.
2. ↑ Annapolis was the U.S. capitol from November 1783 to August 1784.