“We are already about the 7th. of the Christian nations in population”

—  Thomas Jefferson

Letter to Gouverneur Morris (Washington, 1 Nov. 1801) http://books.google.com/books?ei=QCErUJm8Isa40QGxpYGQDw&id=g40TAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22moderation+in+the+use+of+their+strength%22+%22prc%22&q=+%22gouverneur+morris+1+november%22#search_anchor.In The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 35: 1 August to 30 November 1801, Barbara B. Oberg, ed., Princeton, 2008, , p. 545. http://books.google.com/books?id=g40TAQAAMAAJ&q=%22we+are+already+about+the+7th.+of+the+Christian+nations+in+population%22&dq=%22we+are+already+about+the+7th.+of+the+Christian+nations+in+population%22&source=bl&ots=l-3X05AYj4&sig=5A2f5Vb2jWfHIp_u-GWCr57V3Wk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xBorUKeTD4Sa8gTI14Eo&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ
Editor's notes at bottom of letter: PrC (DLC); at foot of text: "Gouverneur Morris esq." 1 Word underlined. [PrC=press copy; DLC= Library of Congress. See "EDITORIAL METHOD AND APPARATUS", sec. 3, "Descriptive Symbols," xvi-xvii http://books.google.com/books?ei=QCErUJm8Isa40QGxpYGQDw&id=g40TAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22moderation+in+the+use+of+their+strength%22+%22prc%22&q=%22editorial+method+and+apparatus%22#search_anchor Editor notes that "All manuscripts of the above types are assumed to be in the hand of the author of the document to which the descriptive symbol pertains."). In manuscript to G. Morris, Jefferson underlined the word own.] http://books.google.com/books?id=g40TAQAAMAAJ&q=%22moderation+in+the+use+of+their+strength%22+%22prc%22&dq=%22moderation+in+the+use+of+their+strength%22+%22prc%22&source=bl&ots=l-3X05B3f4&sig=zI61eSTLmF8oS_39uH_czY69CEo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QCErUJm8Isa40QGxpYGQDw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA
1800s, First Presidential Administration (1801–1805)
Context: The new Census shews our increase to be in the geometrical ratio of 3 1/6 pr. cent annually which gives a duplication in 22 y— 3 m equal to the most sanguine of our calculations. We are already about the 7th. of the Christian nations in population, but holding a higher place in substantial abilities. If we can keep at peace for our time the next generation will have nothing to fear but from their own want of moderation in the use of their strength.

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