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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Lost Jefferson letter on arms and democracy resurfaces for Fourth of July sale

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Thomas Jefferson, by Henry Bryan Hall. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images

A rare, handwritten letter by Thomas Jefferson, in which the founding father and third president expounds the right of citizens to bear arms in a revolutionary cause, has been uncovered in New England and offered for sale to mark the Fourth of July holiday.

The holiday also marks the 199th anniversary of his death.

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