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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 To: Marquis de Lafayette.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08063 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 June 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Re: "Exterminating the Monster Aristocracy" of New England Federalists, Constitution, The Voice of the People, French Colonies, and to Compound (House in Secure Facilities) Slaves in St. Dominique (Haiti).

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, marquise de, 1759-1807

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