Thomas Jefferson’s Origin Story–May 14, 1776

Thomas Jefferson gets most of the credit for writing the Declaration of Independence, but Thomas Jefferson’s background clearly informed his writing of that document. That’s what Mike talks about in today’s episode. In this space I’d like to tell you a little about Declaration House. The building was newly erected at the time Jefferson rented […] The post Thomas Jefferson’s Origin Story–May 14, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.