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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to William Branch Giles

Monticello Dec. 31. 95.

the P[re]sident, who errs as other men do, but errs with integrity.

PrC (DLC); edge chipped. Published in PTJ, 28:565–7.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
William Branch Giles
Date Range
1791 - 1800
Date
December 31, 1795
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
DLC
Quote Category
Notable Comments on his Contemporaries

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