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English Language Dictionaries

Thomas Jefferson owned a number of English language dictionaries, including:

  • Johnson, Samuel. A Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. Dublin: Printed for Thomas Ewing, 1775.
  • Walker, John. Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language. Philadelphia: Budd & Bartram, 1803.
  • Webster, Noah. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. Sidney Press, 1806.

Further Sources

  • Sowerby. Volume 5
  • Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Thomas Jefferson Libraries

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