Letter and poem of Thomas Jefferson 1815 March 17.

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Letter and poem of Thomas Jefferson 1815 March 17.

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Jefferson writes to General Dearborn congratulating him on his capture of York and Fort George during the War of 1812 which he contrasts with Hull's defeats. He comments at length on conclusions drawn from the Battle of New Orleans and his hopes for a settlement of issues in the Treaty of Ghent. Jefferson laments the political apostasy of Massachusetts; encourages Dearborn to visit at Monticello and hopes he will pick up Caesar Rodney on the way. The letter is accompanied by a note from "Emma," a descendant of Dearborn, giving the letter to "Edith and Harold" [Coolidge] as a Christmas present. The collection also contains a fragment of poetry in Jefferson's hand beginning "Let me to summer shades retire ...

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