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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to William Bentley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06021 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 March 1814 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Thanks Reverend Bentley for his sermon given upon the death of General John Fiske, which Jefferson has just read. Praises Fiske as "a model of merit." Contains Dove watermark. Bentley's sermon, delivered in the East Meeting-House, Salem, Massachusetts, was published in 1797. Written in Monticello

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Bentley, William, 1759-1819
Fiske, John, fl. 1814

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