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Thomas Jefferson: Crypto Rebel?

09-03-2009 • Wendy McElroy

Mail 'inspections' caused prominent men, like George Washington, to complain of mail tampering. According to various historians, it led James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe to write to each other in code - that is, they encrypted their letters – in order to preserve the privacy of their political discussion.

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Reported By Brock Lorber

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