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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Various Collection of 2 document relating to Thomas Jefferson's collection of wines. See decimalized entries.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03873 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 16 April 1806 Pagination: 2 items 23.8 x 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Notes: The letter on page two is a draft response written by William Jarvis in answer to the previous letter by Thomas Jefferson.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Jarvis, William, 1770-1859

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