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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to William Drayton

Paris July 30. 1787.

by varying too the articles of culture, we multiply the chances for making something, & disarm the seasons in a proportionable degree of their calamitous effects.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 11:648.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
William Drayton
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
July 30, 1787
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Agriculture

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