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By James P. Gannon
Special to the Rappahannock News
At the age of 82, Thomas Jefferson was so burdened by debts that he came up with a novel idea for paying them: a state lottery’ in which the prize was Monticello, his beloved estate home east of Charlottesville.
Under his plan, the state of Virginia would sell 11,000 lottery tickets at $10 each, and the winner would get Monticello after Jefferson died. The Virginia legislature approved the plan, but before any tickets were sold, the expr^sident died on July 4, 1826.
The story of Monticello’s subsequent decline and ultimate resurrection to its status as a national treasure the subject of a fascinating, new book by Middleburg author Marc Leepson.
Saving Monticello is the first complete history of this famous landmark written about the period after Jefferson’s time.
In his carefully-researched book, Mr. Leepson details the story of the famous estate’s history, and the many colorful characters that played important roles in its past. The mansion is sold
Faced with Jefferson’s more than $107,000 in debts, hi's heirs first sold all his personal belongings, some land and his slaves — and then
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