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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Littleton W. Tazewell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.039 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 30, 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : free frank : address Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Letter clarifying a late payment of an estate debt that is currently under Tazewell's management. Eulogizes his father, Henry Tazewell.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860
Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799

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