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Thomas jefferson april, 1743 july 4, 1826 was an american statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and founding father who served as the third president of the united states from 1801 to 1809. Ford included not only manuscripts from the library of congress, but also documents from other repositories. He was exceptionally controversial in his now fully represented in this library of america volume is the most comprehensive testimony of the writings of our third president and foremost. This library of america series edition is printed on acidfree paper and features smythsewn binding, a full cloth cover, and a ribbon marker.
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