John Adams to Timothy Pickering

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In this letter, John Adams recalls the process of drafting the Declaration of Independence. He praises Thomas Jefferson for his eloquence and lofty prose. He also approves of a passage against slavery which the Continental Congress subsequently deleted. He notes that the Declaration is less Jefferson’s original composition than a reflection of many previously expressed ideas.


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