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Preferred Citation:

Jefferson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased

Biographical Information:

Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia, inheriting from his father, a planter and surveyor, some 5,000 acres of land, and from his mother, a Randolph, high social standing. He studied at the College of William and Mary, then read law. He died on July 4, 1826.

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Scope and Contents

Negative photostats of papers, 1776-1818, of Thomas Jefferson which concern Williamsburg, Va. and the College of William and Mary. Originals in Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress.

Related Material

See the Thomas Jefferson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--History--18th century
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
• Photostats