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1735
Peter Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson's father, patented 1,000-acre tract which became Monticello.
1743
Thomas Jefferson born at Shadwell.
1757
Peter Jefferson died.
1760-62
Thomas Jefferson a
Jefferson drew upon his education in law and Enlightenment philosophy when he wrote the Declaration of Independence (1776) and A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774), two treatises that grappled with liberty and slavery.