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Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 12 September 1821

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 12 September 1821 Manuscript

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    Manuscript

    25 cm x 20.3 cm

    From the Adams Family Papers


    Writing to John Adams about the "flames kindled on the 4th of July 1776" and the "cry of independence," Jefferson asserted, "I have no doubt it was uttered in Massachusetts even before it was by Thomas Paine."