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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington

Paris Dec. 21. 1787.

as to the new Constitution I find myself nearly a Neutral. there is a great mass of good in it, in a very desireable form: but there is also to me a bitter pill, or two.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 12:445–7.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Edward Carrington
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
December 21, 1787
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Constitution

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