Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8Condition: NewSubtitle: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815ISBN-10: 0691153183EAN: 9780691153186ISBN: 9780691153186Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/29/2012Description: 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' 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 1276gAuthor: Thomas JeffersonContributor: J. Jefferson Looney (Edited by)Genre: HistoryBook Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement SeriesTopic: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8
Title: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8
Subtitle: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815
ISBN-10: 0691153183
EAN: 9780691153186
ISBN: 9780691153186
Release Date: 01/29/2012
Release Year: 2012
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: J. Jefferson Looney (Edited by)
Genre: History
Topic: Law & Politics
Number of Pages: 800 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8 : 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: History & Surveys / General, United States / 19th Century, Movements / Analytic, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
Item Height: 2 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 46 Oz
Item Length: 9.6 in
Subject Area: Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
