Thomas Jefferson letter and calculations to Charles Clay [manuscript], 1811 August 23.

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Thomas Jefferson letter and calculations to Charles Clay [manuscript], 1811 August 23.

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In a letter, 1811 August 23, Jefferson, Poplar Forest, writes to Charles Clay re: his being "much confined to the house" by rheumatism, his attempt to amuse himself by "calculating the hour line of a horizontal dial for the latitude of this place," and sending instructions so that "Master Cyrus" might make Clay a dial by them. The letter is accompanied by a table of his calculations.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

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