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Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 11 January 1817

To Nicolas G. Dufief

Monticello Jan. 11. 1817.

Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Dufief to inclose a copy of the Commentary on Montesquieu published by Duane in 1811. to mr Adams at Quincy Mass. charging it to Th:J. he salutes him with friendship & respect.

PoC (DLC); on verso of a reused address cover from George Ticknor to TJ; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ.

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Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 11 January 1817
Author
Jefferson, Thomas
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Dufief, Nicolas Gouin
Date
11 January 1817

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“Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 11 January 1817,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-10-02-0511. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, vol. 10, May 1816 to 18 January 1817, ed. J. Jefferson Looney. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013, p. 658.]

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