Historians In Awe Over Discovery At Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Property

So What Does The Discovery Of Her Room Mean?

The discovery of her living quarters, and how they were essentially connected Jefferson’s says a lot about their relationship, as well as the treatment of the slaves living at Monticello during that time. “Surely some of her children have been born in this room” notes Gardiner Hallock, Director of Restoration for Jefferson’s plantation.

It also gives us insight into who Sally was as a mother, daughter, and sister even though little is known about her. One of the only descriptions we have of Sally is from an enslaved blacksmith named Isaac Granger Jefferson who recalled her as being, “mighty near white…very handsome, long straight hair down her back”.