Essay Archive - Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
1743 - 1790
With the Declaration of Independence
January 6, 1821
At the age of 77, I begin to make some memoranda and state some
recollections of dates & facts concerning myself, for my own more ready
reference & for the information of my family.
The tradition in my father's family was that their ancestor came to this
country from Wales, and from near the mountain of Snowdon, the highest in
Gr. Br. I noted once a case from Wales in th....
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