File:Thomas Jefferson letter to John Holmes (U.S. politician) April 22 1820.jpg

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First page of two-page letter from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" class="extiw" title="w:Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> letter to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(U.S._politician)" class="extiw" title="w:John Holmes (U.S. politician)">John Holmes</a> of April 22, 1820, supporting his position on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise" class="extiw" title="w:Missouri Compromise">Missouri Compromise</a>. Notably, the first attestation of the phrase <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/to_have_the_wolf_by_the_ear" class="extiw" title="wikt:to have the wolf by the ear">to have the wolf by the ear</a>.

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current02:31, 17 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 02:31, 17 January 2017650 × 775 (98 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)First page of two-page letter from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" class="extiw" title="w:Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> letter to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmes_(U.S._politician)" class="extiw" title="w:John Holmes (U.S. politician)">John Holmes</a> of April 22, 1820, supporting his position on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise" class="extiw" title="w:Missouri Compromise">Missouri Compromise</a>. Notably, the first attestation of the phrase <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/to_have_the_wolf_by_the_ear" class="extiw" title="wikt:to have the wolf by the ear">to have the wolf by the ear</a>.
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