Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, the nation’s first Secretary of State under President George Washington from 1789-1794, second vice president of the United States under President John Adams from 1797-1803, and the third president of the United States serving two terms from 1801-1809. Following the end of his presidency, Jefferson remained at his home, Monticello, which he designed himself on a five thousand acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia. He also established the University of Virginia in 1819 in Charlottesville having secured its charter, designed its buildings, planned its curriculum, and served as the first rector. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, at the age of eighty-three years old.
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Thomas Jefferson letter, RLC.Ms.521, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
This collection consists of one letter dated July 6, 1790, from Thomas Jefferson, in his capacity as Secretary of State in President George Washington’s cabinet, to William Channing (1751-1793) of Newport, Rhode Island. Channing was elected attorney general of Rhode Island in 1777 and was appointed by President Washington as the United States attorney for Rhode Island on July 2, 1790. Enclosed with the letter was Channing’s commission for attorney for the United States in Rhode Island, signed by Washington and Jefferson on July 3, 1790. This commission is also included in this collection.
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Acquisition information is unknown.
This collection was initially processed by Aimee Saunders in 2010.
Channing-Ellery papers, MSS 341, Rhode Island Historical Society.