Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today
The 1787 letter from Thomas Jefferson to his friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society David Rittenhouse. Photograph: Raab CollectionView image in fullscreenThe 1787 letter from Thomas Jefferson to his friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society David Rittenhouse. Of all the issues that have come and gone – isolation, war, peace – on the other end spending and debt have remained.”Jefferson’s letter covers more ground than only his thoughts on the nation’s future direction.
- ▪The 1787 letter from Thomas Jefferson to his friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society David Rittenhouse.
- ▪Photograph: Raab CollectionView image in fullscreenThe 1787 letter from Thomas Jefferson to his friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society David Rittenhouse.
- ▪Of all the issues that have come and gone – isolation, war, peace – on the other end spending and debt have remained.”Jefferson’s letter covers more ground than only his thoughts on the nation’s future direction.
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The 1787 letter from Thomas Jefferson to his friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society David Rittenhouse. Photograph: Raab CollectionView image in fullscreenThe 1787 letter from Thomas Jefferson to his friend and fellow member of the American Philosophical Society David Rittenhouse. Photograph: Raab CollectionUS politicsThomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump todayThird US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agricultureRichard LuscombeSat 26 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 26 Sep 2026 07.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA remarkably prescient letter written by Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, advising how the newly created country could prosper, has been…
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