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It\u2019s appropriate, I suppose, that I\u2019m posting this link from the city\u00a0that Thomas Jefferson chose to replace Williamsburg as the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and where he himself served as governor.<\/p>\n
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Posted from Richmond, Virginia<\/p>\n
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