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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to William Strickland

Philadelphia March 23. 1798.

science never appears so beautiful as when applied to the uses of human life, nor any use of it so engaging as agriculture & domestic economy.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 30:209–14.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
William Strickland
Date Range
1791 - 1800
Date
March 23, 1798
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Science

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