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- GLC#
- GLC02483
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1823/07/15
- Author/Creator
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Title
- to John Trumbull re: his engraving "Declaration of Independence", Univ. of Va.
- Place Written
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Pagination
- Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- The First Age of Reform
With integral address leaf, free franked. Docketed by recipient. Jefferson agrees to subscribe to a copy of Trumbull's engraving of the signing of Declaration (Staufer 679) and also orders a print of Washington's resignation. He invites Trumbull to see the new University of Virginia and review his drawings for the Rotunda. Jefferson suggests an engraving of the University (never made) and extends his warm wishes to Trumbull. One engraving, "The Declaration of Independence", included. Written in Monticello
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