...colonies are not subject to the authority of parliament, Great-Britain and the colonies must be distinct states, as compleatly so as England and Scotland were before the union, or as Great-Britain and Hanover are now:” There is no need of being startled at this consequence. It is very harmless. There is no absurdity at all in it. Distinct states may be united under one king. And those...
2George Ticknor to Thomas Jefferson, 14 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Great Britain; and Hanover [index entry]
3Thomas Jefferson’s Notes for a Biography of George Wythe, [ca. 31 August 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
had no more authority over us than we had over them, and that we were co-ordinate nations with Great Britain and Hanover.
4Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Early Career (the so-called “Autobiography”), [6 January–29 July 1821], with editorial note … (Jefferson Papers)
Great Britain; and Hanover [index entry]