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ABerkes at 16:41, 5 March 2009

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-	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], [[Paris]], 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in [[Paris]] in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:	+	[[Thomas Jefferson]] was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], [[Paris]], 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in [[Paris]] in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:

	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]		[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]

Bcraig at 19:15, 8 October 2008

Bcraig — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:15:13 GMT

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-	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:	+	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], [[Paris]], 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in [[Paris]] in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:

	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]		[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]

ABerkes at 14:19, 9 June 2008

ABerkes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:19:03 GMT

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	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:		We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:

-	<center>[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]</center>	+	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]

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ABerkes at 14:18, 9 June 2008

ABerkes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:18:45 GMT

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	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:		We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:

-	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]	+	<center>[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]</center>

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ABerkes at 14:11, 9 June 2008

ABerkes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:11:56 GMT

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	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:		We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:

-	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]	+	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|left\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|none\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]

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ABerkes at 14:03, 9 June 2008

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	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:		We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:

-	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|center\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]	+	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]][[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
-	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|center\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]	+

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ABerkes at 14:03, 9 June 2008

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-	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|center\|thumb\|28 July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]	+	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting:
-	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]	+
-	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.	+	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|center\|thumb\|July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
		+	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|center\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]

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ABerkes at 14:01, 9 June 2008

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		+	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|center\|thumb\|28 July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]		[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.		We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.

ABerkes at 13:36, 9 June 2008

ABerkes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:36:16 GMT

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	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]		[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
-	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.	+	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.

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ABerkes: fixed LOC link

ABerkes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:36:02 GMT

fixed LOC link

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	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]		[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
-	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. Letterpress copy at the Library of Congress: [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468].</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.	+	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.

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		+	[[Image:Jefferson-Boyetet1786.jpg\|center\|thumb\|28 July 1786 letter from Jefferson to Boyetet, written as normal with his right hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
	[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]		[[Image:HeadandHeart.gif\|right\|thumb\|Jefferson's "Head and Heart" letter to Maria Cosway, written with his left hand. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/ Library of Congress]]]
	We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.		We are sometimes asked whether [[Thomas Jefferson]] was right-handed or left-handed. He was '''right-handed'''. One of his most famous letters, however - sometimes referred to as the "Head and Heart" letter<ref>Jefferson to [[Maria Cosway]], Paris, 12 October 1786. [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']] 10:443-455. [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page006.db&recNum=468 Letterpress copy] at the Library of Congress.</ref> - was written entirely with his left hand after he had [[Wrist Injury (1786)\|broken his right wrist]] in Paris in 1786. Although the letter is surprisingly legible, it is clearly different from his normal handwriting.