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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Charles W. Dumas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07104.01 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 February 1793 Pagination: 1 p. 19.4 x 23.5 cm Order a Copy

Sends Dumas plans for the construction of Washington, D.C. "with a desire that they may be exhibited" in Europe. Accompanied by a 1792 Andrew Ellicott Map from "Columbian Magazine" (GLC 7104.02).

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Dumas, Charles Guillaume Frédéric, 1721-1790

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