Dabney Carr

born in 1743 AD; died in 1773 AD (age ~30)

friend of Thomas Jefferson; husband of his sister Martha


Quotes (About)

...pointed out, many years later, the place designated for a race between Tom Jefferson's slow pony and Dabney Carr's swift horse. Tom had suggested that this should occur on February 30, and not until the last day of the month did the others discover that they had been taken in. This early Jeffersonian hoax produced no lasting ill will, however; the disappointed rider of the swift horse was, for a dozen years, the closest friend that the owner of the slow pony had.

  • by Dumas Malone
  • about Thomas Jefferson, Dabney Carr