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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Caesar A. Rodney re: Napoleonic wars, general decline of public morality

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06322 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1810/02/10 Pagination: 2 p. : + engraving Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

A petition concerning the depreciation of Continental Currency and its effects on N.J.'s citizens. Written in Monticello

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus), 1772-1824

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