"It was a long journey in those days from Monticello to Philadelphia, where the Congress was held. Part of the road ran through the wilderness, and it took more

"It was a long journey in those days from Monticello to Philadelphia, where the Congress was held. Part of the road ran through the wilderness, and it took more than a week to get there." http://all-biographies.com/presidents/thomas_jefferson.htm http://all-biographies.com/presidents/thomas_jefferson.htm Footnote at the bottom of the page: Source: "The Lives of the Presidents and How They Reached the White House" by Charles Morris, LL.D., 1903. (We didn't check the book though)