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English: First page of two-page letter from Thomas Jefferson letter to John Holmes of April 22, 1820, supporting his position on the Missouri Compromise. Notably, the first attestation of the phrase to have the wolf by the ear.
Date Letter of April 22, 1820.
Source From http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/mellon/lrg_html/tjrutle1.html
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