Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9 : 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816 by Thomas Jefferson (2013, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691156700
ISBN-139780691156705
eBay Product ID (ePID)117193319
Product Key Features
Number of Pages840 Pages
Publication NamePapers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 9 : 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / General
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorThomas Jefferson
SeriesPapers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight45.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-048327
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number9
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.4/6/092
SynopsisVolume Nine of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson's last years presents 523 documents from 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816. In this period, Jefferson makes three trips to Poplar Forest. During two visits to the Peaks of Otter, he measures their altitude and his calculations are reprinted in several newspapers. Jefferson welcomes the returning war hero Andrew Jackson in a visit to Poplar Forest and offers a toast at a public dinner in Lynchburg held in the general's honor. With the end of the War of 1812, Jefferson uses European contacts to begin restocking his wine cellar and refilling his bookshelves. In a draft letter to Horatio G. Spafford, Jefferson indulges in a "tirade" against a pamphlet by a New England clergyman. Jefferson decides to drop the section from the letter but sends it to Richmond Enquirer publisher Thomas Ritchie with permission to publish it without Jefferson's name. An anonymous letter in the Washington Daily National Intelligencer on the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution elicits a similarly anonymous response from Jefferson. His family circle grows with the birth of a great-granddaughter. Despite a report of his death, Jefferson continues to enjoy perfect health.