Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Dr. William J. MacNeven
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07147 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Monticello, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 August 1807 Pagination: 2 p. : address : free frank ; 20.4 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks MacNeven for a book on Irish history. Comparing the U.S. to Ireland, he writes: "In this the United States may see what would have been their history had they continued under the same masters. Heaven seems to have provided them as an asylum before the extinguishment of all political morality had prepared the scenes now acting in the world." Written in third person with signature in text. Address and free frank on a small, separated page.
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