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Significant lock of hair from the head of Thomas Jefferson, measuring approximately 2.5˝ in length, affixed to the top of a certificate of authenticity from noted autograph dealer Charles Hamilton, who writes: “I certify that the strands of hair at the top of this page were removed by me from the lock of hair which accompanied the original of the authentication here reproduced.” Above is a copy of the original notarized statement of authenticity by Charles Perry Fisher, dated April 15, 1929, who writes: “The lock of hair of Thomas Jefferson was the property of Doctor Robley Dunglison, a friend of Jefferson; it became the property of his son Dr. Richard J. Dunglison, my step-father, and eventually became my property.” Matted and framed with a color portrait of Jefferson bearing a facsimile signature to an overall size of 21.25 x 15.5. In fine condition.
Robley Dunglison was an English-American physician, medical educator, and author (1798-1869) who served as the first full-time professor of medicine in the United States at the newly founded University of Virginia from 1825 to 1833. He authored numerous medical textbooks and is regarded as the ‘Father of American Physiology’ following the publication of his landmark work Human Physiology in 1832. Dunglison was the personal physician to Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe; he also consulted in the treatment of Andrew Jackson and attended Jefferson during his final illness and death.
