Years later. Benjamin Henry Latrobe wrote to Mazzei (6 March 1805): "The time is already approaching when our vines and our oliVes will spread your name and our gratitude over a great portion of our country." Within a few months after his arrival. Mazzei not only became a naturalized citizen but. aware of the tensions between Great Britain and the Colonies. he lost no time In espousing the cause of the Colonies. His agricultural undertakings were gradually pushed into the background by events of military and political importance and. like his friend Jefferson. he was totally involved in the movement for independence. They shared political Ideas. and according to his Memoirs.
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