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You ever send an email and you forget to attach a file that you referenced in the email?

Well, here's an interesting thing.

In the first series of letters between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, after they had a big falling out,

and now they're writing letters to each other for the first time in 11 years.

An 18th century version of that, failure to attach the file, happens.

... Thank you. I'm going to We'll talk about that in a little bit.

I pronounce you will love him if you ever become acquainted with him.

So wrote Thomas Jefferson to his friend, James Madison, about John Adams.

As two diplomats of the fledging United States, the two often saw each other. The families were close. Jefferson was a frequent visitor in Paris.

Jefferson's daughter, Polly, actually stayed with the Adamses in London. The two had met in the Continental Congress.

During the battle over independence, John Adams was on the lookout for Virginians that he felt could lead the fight,

rather than distasteful New Englanders like himself.

We're the New England purdent, we're obnoxious and all of that.

The Virginians feel just as strongly about independence.

So make Washington the General.

And for writing the Declaration of Independence,

no one has a more masterly pen than the author of the rights of British North

Americans, famous pamphlet that went far and wide,

Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson felt as well about Adams that he had a sound mind. Their friendship

continues through the revolution, through the period that they're both diplomats, and they're carrying on a great correspondence about a variety of topics.

When John Adams is selected as vice president in 1788,

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