The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 13: 22 April 1818 to 3

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 13 by Thomas Jefferson, J. Jefferson Looney This volumes 598 documents span 22 April 1818 to 31 January 1819. Jefferson spends months preparing for a meeting to choose the site of the state university. He drafts the Rockfish Gap Report recommending the location of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville as well as legislation confirming this decision. Jefferson travels to Warm Springs FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This volumes 598 documents span 22 April 1818 to 31 January 1819. Jefferson spends months preparing for a meeting to choose the site of the state university. He drafts the Rockfish Gap Report recommending the location of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville as well as legislation confirming this decision. Jefferson travels to Warm Springs to cure his rheumatism but instead contracts a painful infection on his buttocks. His enforced absence from Poplar Forest leads to detailed correspondence with plantation manager Joel Yancey. A work that Jefferson helped translate, Destutt de Tracys Treatise on Political Economy, is finally published. Salma Hale visits Monticello and describes Jeffersons views on food, wine, and religion. In acknowledging an oration by Mordecai M. Noah, Jefferson remarks that the suffering of members of the Jewish faith "has furnished a remarkable proof of the universal spirit of religious intolerance." He receives long discussions of occult science and the nature of light by Robert Miller and Gabriel Crane.Abigail Adams dies, and Jefferson assures John Adams that their own demise will result in "an ecstatic meeting with the friends we have loved & lost and whom we shall still love and never lose again." Author Biography J. Jefferson Looney is editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, which is sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review "The series has been rightly garlanded with praise for its ambition, its production values, its scholarly apparatus and the staggering erudition displayed in its editorial annotations. The current volume more than maintains standards."---Peter Thompson, Resources for Early American Studies Review Quote "The series has been rightly garlanded with praise for its ambition, its production values, its scholarly apparatus and the staggering erudition displayed in its editorial annotations. The current volume more than maintains standards." ---Peter Thompson, Resources for Early American Studies Details ISBN0691172838 Author J. Jefferson Looney Short Title PAPERS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON RET Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691172838 ISBN-13 9780691172835 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence Shadwell, VA, US Birth 1743 Death 1826 Year 2017 Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Edited by J. Jefferson Looney Publication Date 2017-02-14 Subtitle 22 April 1818 to 31 January 1819 Translated from English UK Release Date 2017-02-14 NZ Release Date 2017-02-14 US Release Date 2017-02-14 Illustrations 3 Maps Pages 744 DEWEY 973.46092 Audience Undergraduate Series Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series AU Release Date 2017-04-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161689918;

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