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==Death==
 
==Death==
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Jefferson died on July 4th, [[Independence Day]], in 1826.  It was the same day as the death of [[John Adams]].  While rivals during their time in government, they started writing personal letters to each other in later life.
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Jefferson died on July 4th, [[Independence Day]], in 1826.  It was the same day as the death of [[John Adams]].  They had been close friends until the political wars of the 1790s drove them apart, then resumed their friendship with a brilliant correspondence.  
 
   
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Jeffersonian Democracy]]
 
* [[Jeffersonian Democracy]]
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[[Category:Early National U.S.]]
 
[[Category:Early National U.S.]]
 
[[Category:Virginia Governors]]
 
[[Category:Virginia Governors]]
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[[Category:Enlightenment]]
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