Letter signed William Phillips, Colonel Carters House, to Governor Jefferson, June 18, 1779
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Identifier: D04474
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- Thomas Jefferson Collection | Letter signed William Phillips, Colonel Carters House, to Governor Jefferson. Laments losing Jefferson as a neighbor to the Virginia government and requests that the "Troops of Convention" be put under Jefferson’s protection (2 pages). Reply is attached. Jefferson indicates that he would be happy to see Phillips and says the "great cause which divides our countries is not to be decided by individual animosities. The harmony of private societies cannot weaken national efforts. . . ." (2 pages), 1779 June 18
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