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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Holmes. 22 Apr. 1820.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "John Holmes, April 22, 1820." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 17.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 17.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to William Roscoe. 27 Dec. 1820.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "William Roscoe, Dec. 27, 1820." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Madison. 6 Sept. 1789.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "James Madison, Sept. 6, 1789." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 17.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 17.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Holmes. 22 Apr. 1820.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "John Holmes, April 22, 1820." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Francis Wayles Eppes. 21 May 1816.

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Jefferson, Thomas. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. Vol. 10, Princeton University Press, 2004.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John B. Colvin. 20 Sept. 1810.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "J. B. Colvin, Sep. 20, 1810." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Peter Carr. 10 Aug. 1787.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Peter Carr, Aug. 10, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Adams. 15 Aug. 1820.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "John Adams, Aug. 15, 1820." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Governor John Langdon. 5 Mar. 1810.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Governor John Langdon, March 5, 1810." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Colonel Edward Carrington. 16 Jan. 1787.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Col. Edward Carrington, Jan. 16, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Madison. 20 Dec. 1787.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "James Madison, Dec. 20, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Jefferon, Thomas. "The Response." 12 Feb. 1790.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "The Response, 12 February 1790." The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: November 1789 to 4 July 1790, edited by Julian P. Boyd. Vol. 16, Princeton University Press, 1961.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

Thomas Jefferson

A Summary View of the Rights of British America

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Jefferson, Thomas. A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Williamsburg, 1774.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "A Summary View of the Rights of British America." Jefferson: Political Writings. Cambridge University Press, 1999.

I cannot live without books.

Thomas Jefferson

Letter to John Adams, 1815

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Adams. 10 June 1815.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Jefferson to Adams • Monticello, June 10." The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams, edited by Lester J. Cappon. Omohundro Institute and The University of North Carolina Press, 1988.

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Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 6.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 6.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1805, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1801, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Currie. 28 Jan. 1786.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "Letter to James Currie, 28 Jan. 1786." The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Julian P. Boyd. Vol. 9, Princeton University Press, 1954.