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Great Americans of History
THOMAS JEFFERSON - A CHARACTER SKETCH
THE INFLUENCE OF JEFFERSON'S SISTER.
Among those who exerted a marked influence on Jefferson's early years was his
oldest and favorite sister Jane. She was three years his senior, and was a woman
of superior standing and great elevation of character. She was his constant
companion when he was at home, and a sympathizing friend to whom he unlocked his
heart. She was a "singer of uncommon skill and sweetness, and both were
particularly fond of the solemn music used by the Church of England in the
Psalms." She died in the fall of 1765, at the age of twenty-five. He cherished
her memory with the warmest affection to the close of his life.
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