Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to James Ronaldson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.042 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 18, 1822 Pagination: 1 p. : free frank Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Docketed by Ronaldson. Jefferson compares the specimens (probably Ronaldson and Binney no. 1) to those used in a book in the mid-eighteenth century, and is cheered by the prospect of human progress. Ronaldson-Binney's first typeface was the first typeface designed in America and became the basis for "Monticello" the font used for printing the modern edition of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
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