[DiogenesLamp]

Jeff Winston wrote:
I simply repeated Dane's words. Dane was clearly of the opinion that Thomas Jefferson had indeed been made a naturalized citizen of France, and that that naturalized citizenship was real.

Jeff Winston has repeatedly claimed that Thomas Jefferson is a Naturalized Citizen of France based on what Nathan Dane wrote.

It is my position that Nathan Dane is incorrect about this, and that he was very likely duped by a false Claim made by the Albany Register during the Presidential election of 1808.

One of the pieces of evidential support for my position is below. (I have found other sources which claim this as well.) Here is another. And Another. And Another. And Another.

And from "Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms":

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The question I have for you is this:

Do you regard the above as sufficient evidence to disprove Nathan Dane's claim?

[Mr Rogers]

FWIW, I don’t think Jefferson was a naturalized citizen of France. To me, someone naturalizes because they want to live in that country as a citizen, and will remain there unless they later change their mind. I don’t think Jefferson ever had the intent to spend his life in France. The same would apply to other leading American citizens of the time.

I haven’t researched it, but that is how I view it.