Description: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series : 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815, Hardcover by Looney, J. Jefferson (EDT); Haggard, Robert F. (EDT); Lautenschlager, Julie L. (EDT); Hickman, Ellen C. (EDT); Patrick, Christine Sternberg (EDT), ISBN 0691153183, ISBN-13 9780691153186, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Volume Eight of the project documenting Thomas Jeffersons 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 Congresss 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. Girardins 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 Grays 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.
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Book Title: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series : 1 October 1814 to
Number of Pages: 800 Pages
Publication Name: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8 : 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 2 in
Subject: History & Surveys / General, United States / 19th Century, Movements / Analytic, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 46 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Subject Area: Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.
Format: Hardcover