Wigs - Revision history

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	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>		The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

-	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed wig, or 'perwig,' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bag-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.	+	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720s, a popular variation of the full-bottomed wig, or "periwig," was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bag-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780s.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig can be found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.

-	While Jefferson was serving in [[Paris]] from 1784-1789 as the United States envoy, an observation by Abigail Adams indicated that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wear a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>	+	While Jefferson was serving in [[Paris]] from 1784-1789 as the United States envoy, an observation by Abigail Adams indicated that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wear a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. Massachusetts Historical Society.</ref>

	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair; as Senator William Plumer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed better than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit. . . . his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>		Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair; as Senator William Plumer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed better than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit. . . . his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>

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	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>		The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

-	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.	+	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed wig, or 'perwig,' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bag-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.

-	While Jefferson was serving in [[Paris]] as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>	+	While Jefferson was serving in [[Paris]] from 1784-1789 as the United States envoy, an observation by Abigail Adams indicated that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wear a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>

-	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>	+	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair; as Senator William Plumer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed better than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit. . . . his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>

-	But even though Jefferson had joined in the fashion trend to shorter hair, he continued still to prefer hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson, Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List\|''Family Letters'']], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799, however hair powder could easily have been buried in other purchases, just as his request of his grandson in 1809 was included in a long shopping list. In looking at the Thomas Sully portrait of 1821, we could conclude, however, that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years as Sully captures streaks of the natural red mixed with the grey.	+	Even though Jefferson had fashionably shorter hair, he continued still to use hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List\|''Family Letters'']], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799; however, hair powder could easily have been included in other purchases just as his 1809 request of his grandson was included in a long shopping list. An examination of the 1821 Thomas Sully portrait of Jefferson may indicate that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years, as Sully captures streaks of his natural red hair mixed with gray.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.		It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.

-	While Jefferson was serving in Paris as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>	+	While Jefferson was serving in [[Paris]] as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>

	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>		Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>

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	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>		The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

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-	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that Jefferson did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>	+	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that [[Thomas Jefferson]] did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|''MB'',]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.		It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.
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	While Jefferson was serving in Paris as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>		While Jefferson was serving in Paris as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>

-	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>	+	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 ''William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807''] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>

-	But even though Jefferson had joined in the fashion trend to shorter hair, he continued still to prefer hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson, Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List\|Family Letters]], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799, however hair powder could easily have been buried in other purchases, just as his request of his grandson in 1809 was included in a long shopping list. In looking at the Thomas Sully portrait of 1821, we could conclude, however, that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years as Sully captures streaks of the natural red mixed with the grey.	+	But even though Jefferson had joined in the fashion trend to shorter hair, he continued still to prefer hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson, Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List\|''Family Letters'']], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799, however hair powder could easily have been buried in other purchases, just as his request of his grandson in 1809 was included in a long shopping list. In looking at the Thomas Sully portrait of 1821, we could conclude, however, that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years as Sully captures streaks of the natural red mixed with the grey.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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-	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that Jefferson did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williasmburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>	+	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that Jefferson did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williamsburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.		It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.

-	While Jefferson was serving in Paris as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigai Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>	+	While Jefferson was serving in Paris as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigail Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>

	Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>		Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>

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-	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' maker supply evidence that Jefferson did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williasmburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>	+	The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' <ref>This article is based on Gaye Wilson, Monticello Research Report, July 1999.</ref> maker supply evidence that Jefferson did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williasmburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List\|MB,]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

	It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.		It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.
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	But even though Jefferson had joined in the fashion trend to shorter hair, he continued still to prefer hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson, Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List\|Family Letters]], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799, however hair powder could easily have been buried in other purchases, just as his request of his grandson in 1809 was included in a long shopping list. In looking at the Thomas Sully portrait of 1821, we could conclude, however, that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years as Sully captures streaks of the natural red mixed with the grey.		But even though Jefferson had joined in the fashion trend to shorter hair, he continued still to prefer hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson, Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List\|Family Letters]], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799, however hair powder could easily have been buried in other purchases, just as his request of his grandson in 1809 was included in a long shopping list. In looking at the Thomas Sully portrait of 1821, we could conclude, however, that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years as Sully captures streaks of the natural red mixed with the grey.
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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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[[Image:Sully_med.jpg|right|frame|Sully Portriat of Thomas Jefferson]]

The account books of a Williamsburg '''wig''' maker supply evidence that Jefferson did purchase wigs and hair pieces early in his professional career. The records of Edward Carlton, now in the Colonial Williasmburg Archives, show that between April 15, 1769 and April 25, 1773, Thomas Jefferson purchased a brown "Dress Queue", a brown "Tye Wig," two brown "Dress Bob-wigs," two "pairs of curls" and three pounds of hair powder.<ref>Copy of Charlton's ledger sheet from the Colonial Williamsburg Archives. Noted in [[Short Title List|MB,]] 1:75, footnote 96.</ref>

It is not certain whether Jefferson continued to wear wigs following this date. His ''Memorandum Books'' do indicate that he continued to purchase hair powder and pomade, a fragrant hair dressing, and in 1775 while traveling from Williamsburg to Philadelphia, he purchased a "hair-bag" in Fredericksburg: June 13, "Pd. in Fredsburgh. For a hair-bag 4/."<ref>Ibid, 1:397.</ref> As early as the 1720's, a popular variation of the full-bottomed or 'perwig' was to tie the wig hair back and secure it into a small, black, draw-string bag which rested at the nape of the neck and was thus called a "bar-wig." Later in the century as men began to rely more on their natural hair, the bag was often retained to secure the ends of the hair and continued to be fashionably worn in the 1780's.<ref>A good discussion of the development of the bag-wig if found in Diana de Marly, ''Fashion for Men: An Illustrated History.'' (New York: Holmes & Meier, 1985), 63. Also, Elisabeth McClellan, ''Historic Dress in America'' (Philadelphia: G.W. Jacobs, 1904), 1:316.</ref> It is possible this was the type of purpose of the "hair bag" purchased by Jefferson in 1775.

While Jefferson was serving in Paris as the United States envoy from 1784-1789, an observation by Abigail Adams would indicate that he may have preferred to have his own hair dressed into the fashion required at the French Court rather than wearing a wig: "His hair too is an other affliction which he is tempted to cut off. He expects not to live above a Dozen years & he shall lose one of those in hair dressing. Their is not a porter nor a washer woman but what has their hair powderd and drest every day."<ref>Abigai Adams, September 8, 1784. MHi, http://www.masshist.org/welcome/</ref>

Apparently by 1804, he had followed the temptation to cut off his hair, as Senator William Plummer noted in calling upon President Jefferson, "I found the President dressed beter than I ever saw him when I called on a morning visit." He goes on to say, "his hair was cropt & powdered."<ref>Everett Somerville Brown, ed. [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=231 William Plumer's Memorandum of Proceedings in the United States Senate, 1803-1807] (New York: Macmillan Company, 1923).</ref> Gilbert Stuart's "medallion profile" of Jefferson painted in June of 1805 shows the hair cut rather short and loosely curled at the hairline and over the forehead. This was not out of keeping with the current trend, as by the last decade of the eighteenth century more and more fashionable men were wearing their hair short.<ref>de Marly, 1:75-79.</ref>

But even though Jefferson had joined in the fashion trend to shorter hair, he continued still to prefer hair powder. After retirement to Monticello, he wrote to his grandson, Jefferson Randolph in Philadelphia, "I must pray you to put half a dozen pounds of scented hair powder into the same box. None is to be had here, and it is almost a necessary life with me."<ref>Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, May 6, 1809. [[Short Title List|Family Letters]], 392.</ref> It is difficult to determine how long Jefferson continued to powder his hair. There are no specific references to hair powder in his ''Memorandum Books'' after January 1799, however hair powder could easily have been buried in other purchases, just as his request of his grandson in 1809 was included in a long shopping list. In looking at the Thomas Sully portrait of 1821, we could conclude, however, that he had given up the habit of hair powder in his advanced years as Sully captures streaks of the natural red mixed with the grey.

--Original author: Gay Wilson, July, 1999.

==Footnotes==
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