A Brief Look at Thomas Jefferson

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(Bernstein 8) Jefferson was one of the “ablest lawyers in colonial America” (Bernstein 8), but he considered himself a gentleman planter. Jefferson followed his father, and was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1769. (Brown xxiii) During this period is when Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton...
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(Brown xxiii) During this period is when Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton. (Brown xxiii) It was also during this time, at the age of 26, he began the building of Monticello. ( Brief Biography of Thomas Jefferson) At the time of his marriage, the only habitable room at Monticello was what is now the South Pavilion...
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