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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Stephen T. Mitchell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00154.08 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Monticello, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: June 21, 1824 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Written a few years before his death. Jefferson writes that he has avoided new paper subscription "from the uncertainty of my living to receive them...." No recipient listed.
Draft of this letter written 1824/06/21.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Mitchell, Stephen T., fl. 1824

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