Thomas Jefferson was our third President. He was also an architect, farmer, inventor, paleontologist, botanist, university founder, engineer, meteorologist, linguist, and scientist. In 1962, when John F. Kennedy hosted a group of Nobel Laureates, he remarked “this is ...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.”
To find the cache, solve this puzzle:
ABC.DE W FGH
A: Jefferson was President from 1801-180A.
B: Jefferson began his legal career when he was admitted to the Virginia bar in 176B.
C: Jefferson lost the 1796 election by C electoral votes.
D: Jefferson died on July D, 1826, exactly 50 years after Independence Day.
E: Jefferson had E children . . .with his wife Martha.
W = W
F: The Louisiana Purchase cost the United States F cents per acre (round to nearest digit).
G: Jefferson served as President for G years.
H: The last digit of year the Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence.
Thanks to Natalie Beacom for granting permission to place this cache.