Basic Writings of Thomas JeffersonWilley Book Company, 1944 - 816 pages |
Contents
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE July 1776 | 27 |
BILL FOR THE MORE GENERAL DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE 1779 | 40 |
BILL FOR ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC LIBRARY 1779 | 47 |
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