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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to William Caruthers

Monticello Mar. 15. 15.

I have no idea of selling the land. I view it in some degree as a public trust, and would on no consideration permit the bridge to be injured, defaced or masked from the public view

PoC (DLC).
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
William Caruthers
Date Range
1810 - 1820
Date
March 15, 1815
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Nature and the Environment

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