1. Law study under Thomas Jefferson

    · College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

    Law study under Thomas Jefferson
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    On Joseph Jones's advice, Monroe returned to Williamsburg to study law and became a protégé of Governor Thomas Jefferson. The source places this return after 1778 and before the 1780 move to Richmond; 1779 is supported by the Library of Congress biographical chronology.

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