| Author:
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
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| Abstract:
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Outlines the probable itinerary of his trip back to Paris; describes the canal and his means of travel, particularly its tranquility; extolls the virtues of the nightingale, especially its song; compares nightingales to poets and claims a "poet is as much the creature of climate"; urges Short to take a similar trip; sends instructions for servants to plant corn and to procure via Jean Francois Frouille the book le Recueil alphabetique des droits de traites uniformes. |
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Issued Date:
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1787-05-21 |
| Subjects:
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence
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| URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10288/15349
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| Citation:
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Thomas Jefferson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. |
