Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400845262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Get Book
Book Description
This volume opens on 13 November 1802, when Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 3 March 1803, the final day of his second year as president. The central issue of these months is the closing of the right of deposit at New Orleans, an act that threatens the economic wellbeing of Westerners. Jefferson asks his old friend Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to remind the French government of the strong friendship between the two nations. To disarm the political opposition, the president sends James Monroe, who is respected by the Federalists, to Europe as a special envoy to work with Robert Livingston in negotiating the dispute with France. Jefferson proposes a "bargain" that will result in the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. In a confidential message to Congress, Jefferson seeks $2,500 to send a small party of men to explore the Missouri River. Congress concurs, and Jefferson's secretary Meriwether Lewis will lead the expedition. Settling the boundaries with Native American lands is a major theme of the volume. In reality, "settling" results in major cessions of Indian lands to the American government. During the months of this volume Jefferson never leaves the capital, even for a brief sojourn at Monticello. He does, however, enjoy a visit of six weeks from his daughters and two of his grandchildren. They participate in Washington society, capture the affection of Margaret Bayard Smith, and brighten Jefferson's days.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691156719
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Get Book
Book Description
"The Papers of Thomas Jefferson is a projected 60-volume series containing not only the 18,000 letters written by Jefferson but also, in full or in summary, the more than 25,000 letters written to him. Including documents of historical significance as well as private notes not closely examined until their publication in the Papers, this series is an unmatched source of scholarship on the nation's third president"--Publisher's description.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691045348
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Get Book
Book Description
V. 36. 1 December 1801 to 3 March 1802.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Get Book
Book Description
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691090432
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Get Book
Book Description
Supplemented by three "temporary" indexes covering vols. 1-6, 7-12, and 13-18, compiled by Elizabeth J. Sherwood and Ida T. Hopper; published: Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1954-73. Beginning with v. 21, permanent cumulative indexes will appear after each decimal volume; vol. 21 provides an index to the first 20 vols. and replaces the earlier "temporary" indexes.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069104533X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Get Book
Book Description
V. 36. 1 December 1801 to 3 March 1802.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691177724
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Get Book
Book Description
"The Papers of Thomas Jefferson is a projected 60-volume series containing not only the 18,000 letters written by Jefferson but also, in full or in summary, the more than 25,000 letters written to him. Including documents of historical significance as well as private notes not closely examined until their publication in the Papers, this series is an unmatched source of scholarship on the nation's third president"--Publisher's description.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691203652
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Get Book
Book Description
"The Papers of Thomas Jefferson is a projected 60-volume series containing not only the 18,000 letters written by Jefferson but also, in full or in summary, the more than 25,000 letters written to him. Including documents of historical significance as well as private notes not closely examined until their publication in the Papers, this series is an unmatched source of scholarship on the nation's third president."--Publisher description.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691185344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Get Book
Book Description
In the twenty-two months covered by this volume, Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a ''monstrous farmer.'' Yet he narrowly missed being elected George Washington's successor as president and took the oath of office as vice president in March 1797. In early summer he presided over the Senate after President John Adams summoned Congress to deal with the country's worsening relations with France. As the key figure in the growing ''Republican quarter,'' Jefferson collaborated with such allies as James Monroe and James Madison and drafted a petition to the Virginia House of Delegates upholding the right of representatives to communicate freely with their constituents. The unauthorized publication of a letter to Philip Mazzei, in which Jefferson decried the former ''Samsons in the field and Solomons in the council'' who had been ''shorn by the harlot England,'' made the vice president the uncomfortable target of intense partisan attention. In addition, Luther Martin publicly challenged Jefferson's treatment, in Notes on Virginia, of the famous oration of Logan. Jefferson became president of the American Philosophical Society and presented a paper describing the fossilized remains of the megalonyx, or ''great claw.'' At Monticello he evaluated the merits of threshing machines, corresponded with British agricultural authorities, sought new crops for his rotation schemes, manufactured nails, and entertained family members and visitors.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691124892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 727
Get Book
Book Description
"The Papers of Thomas Jefferson is a projected 60-volume series containing not only the 18,000 letters written by Jefferson but also, in full or in summary, the more than 25,000 letters written to him. Including documents of historical significance as well as private notes not closely examined until their publication in the Papers, this series is an unmatched source of scholarship on the nation's third president"--Publisher's description.
