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Thomas Jefferson
Biography: Thomas Jefferson in Williamsburg
Thomas Jefferson – a serious-minded, freckled-faced boy of 16 from the rolling hills of Albemarle County, Virginia – first came to Williamsburg early in 1760 as a student at the College of William & Mary. From these humble beginnings grew the man who would become governor of Virginia and later President of the United States. Learn more.
Inaugural Addresses
Jefferson’s Writings
- Statute for Religious Freedom
- A Summary View of the Rights of British America by Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson’s Vision of Independence
- An Anecdote of Doctor Franklin by Thomas Jefferson