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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Thompson, Thomas W., 1766-1821 to John Langdon re: Louisiana purchase, Jefferson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06544 Author/Creator: Thompson, Thomas W., 1766-1821 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1805/12/17 Pagination: 7 p. 23 x 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Also negotiations between France and England.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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