He will strike the original Thomas Jefferson message to the auction block on July 4

A letter by Thomas Jefferson This confirms the rights of democratic citizens, “exercising in weapons to defend their country” will rise to obtain bids in Auction from the Rap Group. The estimated letter is estimated at $ 90,000.

This is the first time that the message has been provided for purchase since 1982.

He wrote on December 31, 1783, went to Benjamin Harrison, then the ruler of Virginia and his colleague in the Declaration of Independence, the letter deals with a number of topics. Jefferson contemplates the spread of democracy all over the world and the political fate of the Paris Treaty, which officially ended the war between the United States and Great Britain.

The message can be of particular importance The second amendment The enthusiasts, which will be somewhat paradoxically since the second amendment will not be written until six years after it has been formulated. Nevertheless, Jefferson It provides an emotional issue for the right to carry weapons in his observation to Harrison, and the democratic citizens wrote “to exercise weapons to defend their country: among the 80,000 men who are able to withstand weapons from among them, it is not believed that any will get any will to sign this request.”

Jefferson also expresses fears that the Paris Treaty may not be ratified by Congress in a timely manner until it is sent to Britain and made it responsible.

“So far we have seven states, and there are no specific possibilities of nine from ever at any time at any time until now. We hope the messages sent to the absent countries will put them forward,” he writes.

(Harrison, in a follow -up note that is not part of the auction, will be written again to calm his fears that the treaty will pass.)

Nathan Rap, head of the Raab collection, author of the Raab book, author of the Raab Book, author of the Raab book, author of the Raab book, author of the Raab book, author of the Raab book, author of the Raab book, author of the RAAB book, author of the Raab Book, author of the Raab book, author of the Raab book, author of the RAAB book, author of the RAAB book and author of the Raan Group Search for history. “We can see the power and inspiration of Jefferson’s pen, as he can start thinking about the success of his work, the American revolution, and democratic witnesses that spread all over the world.”