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Definition of Thomas jefferson

1. Noun. 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thomas Jefferson

Literary usage of Thomas jefferson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1856)
"To thomas jefferson . . . . .75 ^x November 12. To thomas jefferson ... To THOMAS JEFFERSON . . . . .8^ 1814. v January THOMAS McKEAN TO JOHN ADAMS . . .87 ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"1897) ; Tucker, G., 'Life of thomas jefferson, Third President of the United ... Consult also Lambeth and Manning, 'thomas jefferson as an Architect and ..."

3. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1866)
"The times of thomas jefferson.—Manners and appearance of the man.—His Democracy.—Its application to the relations of the States and Federal Government. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"1897) ; Tucker, G., 'Life of thomas jefferson, Third President of the United ... Consult also Lambeth and Manning, 'thomas jefferson as an Architect and ..."

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