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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Auguste Adet

Monticello Octob. 14. 1795.

my books, my family, my friends, & my farm, furnish more than enough to occupy me the remainder of my life, & of that tranquil occupation most analogous to my physical & moral constitution.

PrC (DLC). Published in PTJ, 28:503–4.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Pierre Auguste Adet
Date Range
1791 - 1800
Date
October 14, 1795
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Retirement

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