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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette

Nice, April 11, 1787.

I am constantly roving about, to see what I have never seen before and shall never see again

PrC (DLC); fragment. Published in PTJ, 11:283–85.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Lafayette
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
April 11, 1787
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Agriculture

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