Adams Papers

To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 21 August 1777

From Thomas Jefferson

Albemarle, Va., 21 August 1777. RC (Adams Papers); printed: Jefferson, Papers description begins The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd and others, Princeton, 1950-. description ends , 2:27–29. Jefferson suggested applying for a loan from the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who reportedly had a considerable hoard of crowns in his treasury. Philip Mazzei was recommended as a suitable agent to negotiate the loan. Jefferson also speculated upon the mystifying maneuvers of Howe, then threatening the shores of Virginia.

RC (Adams Papers); printed: Jefferson, Papers description begins The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd and others, Princeton, 1950-. description ends , 2:27–29.

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    To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 21 August 1777
    Author
    Jefferson, Thomas
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    Adams, John
    Date
    21 August 1777

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    “To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 21 August 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-05-02-0162. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 5, August 1776 – March 1778, ed. Robert J. Taylor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006, p. 276.]

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