[cyborg]

I misunderstood something you said then my apologies.

What I was suggesting the evidence shows is that Jefferson had his pick of women whom he would find a far more attractive overall package than Hemmings.

*** Wasn't there rumors he DID have french mistress? I will have to look back in the posts but someone else had mentioned it also.

[CatoRenasci]

Jefferson almost certainly had one or more romatic liaisons while in Paris (remember, this is after his wife died). There were several women whose names were connected with his, how seriously those reports should be taken is unclear, as he was a real social "catch", and too much of a gentleman to either confirm or deny any rumors. Just as Franklin, an earlier envoy to France during the Revolution, was rumored to have many affairs. He undoubtedly had some, but IIRC, one wag said that if Franklin had slept with all the women who claimed to have slept with him, he'd never have slept at all during his time in France.