Jefferson and Hemmings were in love. The rape story is bunk.
I think it’s very unlikely that Thomas was in love with Sally; but very possible that his brother Randolph was.
Which Jefferson? Give it a rest. This is a political hoax. TJ was born in 1743, and SH in 1773. There is NO PROOF in any writings of TJ or anyone else that he was involved with SH. It is leftist speculation emanating from the need to excuse Bubba Clinton’s rape and sexual assault history.
The whole story is bunk. These story proponents are perpetrators of their own desired narrative to underpin their own historical fantasies built to serve their revisionist biases. BS on all of it.
I’ve also read that she very closely resembled his deceased wife. He couldn’t marry her at the time due to law and social attitudes but I’ve a strong feeling he would have if it was feasible.
The only reason people pore over this subject is because they think they see a chink in the public perception of the founders that they can exploit to drag them down...
Ed