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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [Extract of a letter from J. Blair to Thomas Jefferson]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05273 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 June 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Original letter from Williamsburg, Virginia, and dated 13 June 1795. Jefferson records the details of a complicated stock trade in Philadelphia.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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