Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania
From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
In the summer of 1819, a few newspapers on the east coast of the United States reported that Thomas Jefferson was staying in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, for about two months. These newspapers include:
- July 28, 1819
- The New-York Columbian - New York, New York
- July 29, 1819
- Baltimore Patriot - Baltimore, Maryland
- July 30, 1819
- The Alexandria Herald - Alexandria, Virginia
- National Messenger - Georgetown, Washington D.C.
- August 3, 1819
- Boston Patriot & Daily Mercantile Advertiser - Boston, Massachusetts
- Salem Gazette - Salem, Massachusetts
- August 4, 1819
- American Watchman - Wilmington, Delaware
- August 5, 1819
- American Beacon and Norfolk & Norfolk Daily Advertiser - Norfolk, Virginia
- August 7, 1819
- City Gazette and Daily Advertiser - Charleston, South Carolina
- August 10, 1819
- The Juniata Gazette - Lewistown, Pennsylvania
- The Genius of Liberty - Leesburg, Virginia
- Eastern Argus - Portland, Maine
Most of these articles tended to use similar wording and many were copied directly. An example of one of the articles is noted here:
"The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, is now at Bedford (Pa.) Springs, where we understand he intends to remain two months."[1]
This information is false. Thomas Jefferson did NOT travel to Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania in 1819. He was actually visiting Poplar Forest during this time period. A retraction of these reports was later printed by The Carlisle Republican in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Footnotes
- ↑ Baltimore Patriot, July 29, 1819, Vol. XIV, Issue 23.
