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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph

Philadelphia Dec. 27. 97.

I envy those who stay at home, enjoying the society of their friendly neighbors, blessed with their firesides, and employed in doing something every day which looks usefully to futurity.

RC (NNPM). Published in PTJ, 29:596.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Martha Jefferson Randolph
Date Range
1791 - 1800
Date
December 27, 1797
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
NNPM
Quote Category
Family

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