Thomas Jefferson correspondence, 1806-1826.

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Thomas Jefferson correspondence, 1806-1826.

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This collection consists of a thank-you card, a dinner invitation, and a note from Thomas Jefferson. The card, dated Washington, Feb. 26, 1806, is addressed to James Taylor of Cincinnati who sent Jefferson various plants. The printed invitation, dated Nov. 19, 1807, requests Mr. Taylor of Kentucky to dine with Jefferson on the 23rd. The note from Jefferson, dated Monticello, Feb. 18, 1826, to Mr. Bonnycastle, indicates that he has enclosed a letter from Mr. Canning.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Taylor, James, 1769-1848

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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