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Informationen zum Autor Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was the third president of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most beloved and revered Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Klappentext Includes A Summary View of the Rights of British America and Notes on the State of Virginia complete; seventy-nine letters; "Response to the Citizens of Albemarle," 1790; "Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank," 1791; and many other writings. Zusammenfassung Includes A Summary View of the Rights of British America and Notes on the State of Virginia complete; seventy-nine letters; "Response to the Citizens of Albemarle!" 1790; "Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank!" 1791; and many other writings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction A Note on the Selections I. A Summary View of the Rights of British America II. Notes on the State of Virginia III. Public Papers and Addresses The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Draft Constitution for Virginia, 1776 A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1777 Report of a Plan of Government for the Western Territory, 1784 Response to the Citizens of Albemarle, 1790 Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank, 1791 Opinion on the French Treaties, 1793 The Kentucky Resolutions, 1798 First Inaugural Address, 1801 To Elias Shipman and Others, A Committee of the Merchants of New Haven, 1801 First Annual Message to Congress, 1801 To Nehemiah Dodge and Others, A Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association, in the State of Connecticut, 1802 To Brother Handsome Lake, 1802 Instructions to Captain Lewis, 1803 Second Inaugural Address, 1805 Fifth Annual Message to Congress, 1805 Sixth Annual Message to Congress, 1806 To the Society of Tammany..., 1808 To the Inhabitants of Albemarle County, in Virginia, 1809 Report of the Commissioners for the University of Virginia, 1818 IV. Letters To: Robert Skipwith, August 3, 1771: A gentleman's library John Randolph, August 25, 1775: Between reconciliation and independence Edmund Pendleton, August 26, 1776: The Virginia constitution Giovanni Fabbroni, June 8, 1778: Music, "the favorite passion of my soul" David Rittenhouse, July 19, 1778: "a true Whig in science" James Monroe, May 20, 1782: The limits of political duty Martha Jefferson, November 28, 1783: Advice to a young daughter George Washington, April 16, 1784: The Society of the Cincinnati Richard Price, February 1, 1785: "Our motto... 'nil desperandum'" James Monroe, June 17, 1785: Treaties and the blessings of America The Virginia Delegates in Congress, July 12, 1785: A statue of Washington Peter Carr, August 19, 1785: "An honest heart being the first blessing..." John Jay, August 23, 1785: The risks and the benefits of foreign commerce Chastellux, September 2, 1785: Climate and American character James Madison, September 20, 1785: A Capitol for Virginia Charles Bellini, September 30, 1785: The vaunted scene of Europe John Banister, Jr., October 15, 1785: The vices of European education James Madison, October 28, 1785: Property and natural right George Wythe, August 13, 1786: Education and the public happiness Maria Cosway, October 12, 1786: Dialogue between My Head and My Heart St. John de Crèvecoeur, January 15, 1787: Homer, New Jersey farmers, and the wheel Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787: "The people are the only censors..." James Madison, January 30, 1787: "a little rebellion now and then" Madame de Tessé, March 20, 1787: In love with the Maison quarrée Lafayette, April 11, 1787: The joys and rewards of travel Peter Carr, August 10, 1787: Reason, the only oracle James Madison, December 20, 1787: A few word...
