Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush Poplar Forest Aug. 17. 11. I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man’s milk, & restorative cordial. RC (NNGL, on deposit NHi). Published in PTJRS, 4:88. Print AuthorThomas JeffersonRecipientBenjamin RushDate Range1810 - 1820DateAugust 17, 1811CollectionQuotes by and about Thomas JeffersonRepositoryNNGLQuote CategoryFriendship