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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison

Fontainebleau Oct. 28. 1785.

the earth is given as a common stock for man to labour & live on.

RC (DLC: Madison Papers). PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 8:681–83.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
James Madison
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
October 28, 1785
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Agriculture

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