Format:
1 online resource (710 pages)
ISBN:
9781400840045
Series Statement:
Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Ser v.8
Content:
Volume Eight of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson's last years presents 591 documents dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. Following Congress's decision to purchase his library, he oversees the counting, packing, and transportation of his books to Washington. Jefferson uses most of the funds from the sale to pay old debts but spends some of the proceeds on new titles. He resigns from the presidency of the American Philosophical Society, revises draft chapters of Louis H. Girardin's history of Virginia, and advises William Wirt on revolutionary-era Stamp Act resolutions. Jefferson criticizes those who discuss politics from the pulpit, and he drafts a bill to transform the Albemarle Academy into Central College. Monticello visitors Francis W. Gilmer, Francis C. Gray, and George Ticknor describe the mountaintop and its inhabitants, and Gray's visit leads to an exchange with Jefferson about how many generations of white interbreeding it takes to clear Negro blood. Finally, although death takes his nephew Peter Carr and brother Randolph Jefferson, the marriage of his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph is a continuing source of great happiness. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Method and Apparatus -- Maps -- Illustrations -- Jefferson Chronology -- From "Johannes Vonderpuff," 1 October -- From Joseph Delaplaine, 3 October -- From Gabriel Penn, 3 October -- To Jeremiah A. Goodman, 4 October -- From James Monroe, 4 October -- Notes on Bottle and Beverage Supplies, [6 October 1814-February 1816] -- To Thomas Cooper, 7 October -- From Samuel H. Smith, 7 October -- From Thomas Ritchie, 9 October -- From James Madison, 10 October -- From James Monroe, 10 October -- From John Barnes, 11 October -- From Isaac A. Coles, 11 October -- From James Oldham, 11 October -- To Samuel H. Smith, 11 October -- From Joseph Milligan, 12 October -- To James Madison, 13 October -- From John L. E. W. Shecut, 13 October -- From William F. Gray, 14 October -- From Samuel H. Smith, 14 October -- To James Madison, 15 October -- To Joseph C. Cabell, 16 October -- Notes on Household Consumption, [ca. 16 October] -- To James Monroe, 16 October -- To Joseph Milligan, 17 October -- To Joseph Delaplaine, 18 October -- To Andrew Moore, 18 October -- From Joseph C. Cabell, 19 October -- From Samuel H. Smith, 19 October -- From David Bailie Warden, 20 October -- From William C. C. Claiborne, 21 October -- From Samuel H. Smith, 21 October -- From Jonathan Williams, 21 October -- To John H. Cocke, 23 October -- From James Cutbush, 23 October -- From James Madison, 23 October -- From James Madison, 23 October -- From Charles Yancey, 23 October -- To Patrick Gibson, 25 October -- To William F. Gray, 25 October -- From James Leitch, 26 October -- From Patrick Gibson, 27 October -- From John Adams, 28 October -- From William Short, 28 October -- To Joseph Milligan, 29 October -- To Samuel H. Smith, 29 October -- From Thomas A. Pellet, 31 October.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691153186
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780691153186
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=860078
