Thomas Jefferson Papers

To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 25 December 1802

From Thomas Paine

[25 Dec. 1802]

I congratulate you on the birth-day of the New Sun, now called christmas day; and I make you a present of a1 thought on Louisana—

T. P—

RC (DLC); undated, date supplied from contents and endorsement; addressed: “Mr. Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Dec. and so recorded in SJL.

1. Preceding three words interlined.

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    To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 25 December 1802
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    Paine, Thomas
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    Jefferson, Thomas
    Date
    25 December 1802

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    “To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 25 December 1802,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-39-02-0197-0001. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 39, 13 November 1802–3 March 1803, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012, p. 217.]

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