Letter signed George Thompson, Shawanee Springs, Mercer County, Kentucky, to Thomas Jefferson, June 2, 1825
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- Thomas Jefferson Collection | Letter signed George Thompson, Shawanee Springs, Mercer County, Kentucky, to Thomas Jefferson. Thompson is an old Charlottesville neighbor who has not seen Jefferson for thirty years. He has just returned from seeing Gen. Lafayette and was impressed with his park containing buffalo, elk, and deer. Thompson, now living in Kentucky, describes his state's financial problems and the establishment of a Commonwealth Bank where the state is the only stockholder. (6 pages), 1825 June 2
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