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The arrival of objects and animals from the Lewis & Clark Expedition initiated a flurry of letters between Jefferson and his colleagues in the scientific and horticultural fields.

From Thomas Jefferson to William C.C. Claiborne

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From William C. C. Claiborne to Thomas Jefferson

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From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale

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From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale

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From Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson

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From Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Ellicott

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From Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson

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From Thomas Jefferson to William Hamilton

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From Benjamin Barton Smith to Thomas Jefferson

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From Benjamin Barton Smith to Thomas Jefferson

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1805