History and architecture lover, especially of Colonial America. English Instructor. Areas of interest: online learning communities, writing pedagogy, rhetoric, and African American literature.
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How well documented is the relationship between Jefferson's father-in-law and Betty Hemmings? I am always surprised at how much of a given it seems when writers reference the relationship. But I've never read an article or source that first proves the relationship. Could you offer a suggest for a source that addresses the relationship? Or perhaps offer why historians/writers reference it as an indisputable fact?