Jefferson wrote the letter shortly after the end of his second term as president. In it he thanks the people for their support and expresses his hopes for the future prosperity of the country.
In the first letter, written June 11, 1861, Lewis explains her desire to become a nurse (preferably "without without being exposed to all those most disagreeable sights connected with a sickroom") despite the objections of her friends and family....
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