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Jefferson

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Jefferson, uninc. city (1990 pop. 25,782), Fairfax co., N Va. It is a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.
Jefferson
Thomas. 1743--1826, US statesman: secretary of state (1790--93); third president (1801--09). He was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the chief opponent of the centralizing policies of the Federalists under Hamilton, and effected the Louisiana Purchase (1803)


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I cannot say how long my passion for Ossian lasted, but not long, I fancy, for I cannot find any trace of it in the time following our removal from Ashtabula to the county seat at Jefferson.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Jefferson in warm approbation of the plan, and held out assurance of every protection that could, consistently with general policy, be afforded.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
John Paul Jefferson Jones, titularly attached to the American Embassy and correspondent of the New York Demagogue, who, by way of making himself agreeable to the company, asked Lady Steyne, during a pause in the conversation at dinner, how his dear friend, George Gaunt, liked the Brazils?
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
 
 
 
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