April 13 is the birthday of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), an American Founding Father, primary author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and Governor of Virginia (1779-1780) as well as the first Secretary of State (1790-1793), second Vice President (1797-1801), and third President of the United States (1801–1809). A Virginia planter and Enlightenment thinker (i.e. Humanism, Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Unlikely Connections – Thomas Jefferson and Catholic University
Posted in: News & Events The Archivist's Nook | Tags: Annapolis, Benjamin Harrison, Catholic University, Continental Congress, Jefferson Bible, Maryland, Rare Books, Samuel Smith, Thomas Jefferson | Comment