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Thomas Jefferson to Peter Minor, 20 July 1822

To Peter Minor

Monticello July 20. 22.

Dear Sir

They tell us, and rightly, that one good turn deserves another. on this authority I ask the acceptance, by your son, of a keep-sake from me. it is an article of the tackle of a gun-man, offering the convenience of carrying the powder & shot together. I presume he is a gun-man, as I am sure he ought to be, and every American who wishes to protect his farm from the ravages of quadrupeds & his country from those of biped invaders. I am a great friend to the manly and healthy exercises of the gun. will you be so good as to be the channel of my conveying to him this offering, and of my thanks for the elegant and comfortable hat he was so kind as to send me, and to accept for yourself the assurances of my great friendship and respect

Th: Jefferson

PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of Joseph C. Cabell to TJ, 10 Mar. 1821; at foot of text: “Peter Minor esq.”; endorsed by TJ.

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