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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691164118

ISBN-139780691164113

eBay Product ID (ePID)201579889

Product Key Features

Number of Pages792 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePapers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 11 : 19 January to 31 August 1817

Publication Year2015

SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State

TypeTextbook

AuthorThomas Jefferson

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History

SeriesPapers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight44.1 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2004-048327

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number11

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal973.4/6/092

SynopsisThe 584 documents in this volume cover the period from 19 January to 31 August 1817, during which Jefferson devotes much time and energy to founding Central College, the predecessor of the University of Virginia. In May 1817, at its first official meeting, the college's Board of Visitors authorizes land purchases and a subscription campaign that eventually raises more than $44,000. Jefferson also prepares a legal brief for his chancery suit against the directors of the Rivanna Company. After years of disagreements and failed negotiations, he composes and revises a legal statement of his claim to the property in dispute. Although the complaint is submitted to the court in May 1817, the case is not settled until December 1819. In March 1817 Jefferson's friend James Monroe begins his first term as president. During the summer Jefferson learns of the death of two friends, Madame de Staël Holstein and Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours. Late in the summer he visits Natural Bridge with two of his granddaughters. Jefferson continues to purchase books from Europe with the assistance of George Ticknor, and Stephen Cathalan helps him restock his wine cellar and pantry. Even though Jefferson answers his voluminous correspondence selectively, he still chafes under the burden., The 584 documents in this volume cover the period from 19 January to 31 August 1817, during which Jefferson devotes much time and energy to founding Central College, the predecessor of the University of Virginia. In May 1817, at its first official meeting, the college's Board of Visitors authorizes land purchases and a subscription campaign that eventually raises more than $44,000. Jefferson also prepares a legal brief for his chancery suit against the directors of the Rivanna Company. After years of disagreements and failed negotiations, he composes and revises a legal statement of his claim to the property in dispute. Although the complaint is submitted to the court in May 1817, the case is not settled until December 1819. In March 1817 Jefferson's friend James Monroe begins his first term as president. During the summer Jefferson learns of the death of two friends, Madame de Sta l Holstein and Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours. Late in the summer he visits Natural Bridge with two of his granddaughters. Jefferson continues to purchase books from Europe with the assistance of George Ticknor, and Stephen Cathalan helps him restock his wine cellar and pantry. Even though Jefferson answers his voluminous correspondence selectively, he still chafes under the burden.

LC Classification NumberE302.J442 2015