As far as I know there were no warrants of arrest for Thomas Jefferson from the British Crown There is nothing in the writings of Thomas Jefferson that states he was committing treason and could be hung Jefferson Washingtion and Adams according to Ferling 2000 believed they were slaves to the British government not having any rights They did not view themselves as outlaw rebels rather they wanted to be free to make their own laws that protected white people Franklin apparently is the only Founding Father who mentioned being hung Was Jefferson in the room at the time Franklin made this statement