The Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson

The Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson

Alphabetical by Subject

(*) - multiple letters on this subject

A

Accomplishment / John Adams (*) / African Americans (*) / Africans, History of / Agrarian Societies / Agriculture, Cotton / Alien and Sedition Laws / Americans, Superiority of / Architecture / Aristocracy of Talent / Articles of Confederation (*)

B

Benjamin Banneker / Bolingbroke, Opinion of / Napoleon Bonaparte (*) / Britain, Conditions in (*) / Britain, Constitution of / Britain, Government, Poverty Relief / Britain, Impressment / Britain, Policies Toward Colonials / Britain, Reports by Thomas Paine / Aaron Burr, Imperial Aspirations

C

James Callender, Relationship With / Canadian Campaign / Charity / Citizenship and Employment (*) / Civilization, Advance and Progress / Commerce and Security / Commerce, Fur Trade / Commerce, Manufactures and Agriculture / Commerce, Manufactures in the Western States / Commerce, Manufactures vs Agriculture / Commerce, Patents and Monopolies / Congressional Powers / Congress, Location of Session / Congress, Speeches / Constitution, United States (*) / Constitution, Virginia, Amending / Cornwallis / Corruption, United States, the Congress

D

Declaration of Independence (*) / Defense (*) / Democracy, Dependent on Involvement of Citizens / Disarmament, Naval / Doing Good

E

Early Life / Education (*) / English People / European Affairs / European Views of the United States / European Wars / Europe, Reflections on the 18th Century / Exercise

F-1

Family History / Family News / Family Relations / Fate / Federal Capital, District of Columbia / Federal Government, Moved to Philadelphia / Federalist Papers / Foreign Relations (*) / Founders / france, Conditions in (*) / France, Foreign Relations

F-2

France, Government, Reform of (*) / France, Government, Structure of (*) / France, Restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy / France, Revolution (*) / Franchise and Property Requirement / Franchise Belongs to All Men / Benjamin Franklin (*) / Freedom of Religion / Free of the Press (*) / French People / French Revolution, Hope For

G

Governance / Government, Britain / Government, Checks and Balances / Government, Democratic / Government, Forms Of / Government, Just (*) / Government, Legislative Branch / Government, Local Responsibilities Of / Government, Monarchy (*) / Government, Object Of

H

Alexander Hamilton (*) / Health (*) / Patrick Henry, Remembrance of / History, Lessons Of / Human Nature, Destructive Tendencies In / David Hume and Britain's Constitution

I

Ignorance / Immigration from the Old World / Independence and Sovereignty / Indigenous American Tribes (*)

J

John Paul Jones (*)

K

Knowledge (*) / General Kosciusko

L

Marquis de Lafayette (*) / Land, Agricultural Science / Land, Ordinance of / Land, Land Ownership and Natural Rights / Land, Land Sales to Retire Government Debt / Land, Productive Use Of / Land, Settlement (*) / Land, Values, Agricultural / Language, Chinese / Language, English / Lewis and Clark Expedition

M

Malthus, on Political Economy / Malthus, on Population / Marriage to Martha Skelton / Mass Production / Medical Science, Criminal Practices / Mexico, Conditions and Prospects / Mississippi River, Control of / Monarchy / Money, Minting of Coinage / Monticello (*) / Moral Principles (*) / Moral Sense (*)

N

Nepotism / New Orleans / North America, Natural State

O

Old World Conditions, Prospects for Cause of Liberty

P

Thomas Paine (*) / Parliamentary Corruption / Patriotism and Merchants / Personal Affairs / Personal Character, Slander Against / Personal Habits (*) / Personal Values, Marriage / Physiocrats, Turgot (*) / Political Economy, Physiocracy / Political Economy, Recommended Readings / Politics / Presidency (*) / Public Office (*) / Public Revenue, Taxation / Public Service (*)

R

Rebellion, Latin America / Rebellion, Needed to Secure Liberty / Rebellion, Reflections on / Region, Demonism / Rent, Agricultural, France / Republicanism (*) / Republics, Forms of / Responsibility / Retirement (*) / Revolutions / Robespierre / Roman Empire, Cicero's Writing / Benjamin Rush Memorial

S

Sea Power / Secession (*) / Slavery (*) / Statesmanship and the Congress

T

Taxation, Excise Taxes / Trade / Treaties, Commercial

U

United States (*) / Unity (*)

V

Vice Presidency (*) / Virginia Act / Virginia, Condition of Landed Estates / Virtuous Behavior

W

War, Comradeship and Death / War, Experiences / George Washington (*) / Waterways / Wealth, Production Of (*) / Westward Expansion (*)

Alphabetical by Addressee

This archive of the correspondence of Thomas Jefferson was reformatted and expanded in December of 2015 to include complete texts of letters from which excerpts were only previously available. Also added are letters written to Jefferson from John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison. The source for this added material is a 1965 volume titled The American Enlightenment, edited by Adrienne Koch.

Adams, Abigail 1785 (21 June) English People

Adams, Abigail 1804 (13 June) Relationship With John Adams

Adams, Abigail 1804 (22 July) Callender, James / Relationship With

Adams, Abigail 1804 (11 September) Constitution / United States / Sedition Law

Adams, Abigail 1804 (11 September) Unity / Party Politics / Promoting the Public Good

Adams, Abigail 1813 (22 August) Education / Reading

Adams, Abigail 1813 (22 August) Family / Relations

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Adams, John 1785 (7 July) Congressional Powers

Adams, John 1787 (23 February) Government / Legislative Branch

Adams, John 1787 (28 September) Defense of the Constitution

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1787 (6 December) On the new Constitution

Adams, John 1796 (28 February Government / Just

Adams, John 1796 (28 December) Relationship With

Adams, John 1796 (28 December) Retirement / Desire For

Adams, John 1812 (21 January) A Personal Thought

Adams, John 1812 (21 January) Personal Habits

Adams, John 1812 (21 January) Presidency / Experience

Adams, John 1812 (21 January) Wealth / Production of / Commerce

Adams, John 1812 (21 January) Signers of the Declaration Gone

Adams, John 1812 (21 January) Right of Self-Government

Adams, John 1812 (11 June) Indigenous American Tribes / Cherokees

Adams, John 1813 (27 May) Rush, Benjamin / Memorial

Adams, John 1813 (15 June) Moral Principles / And Law

Adams, John 1813 (27 June) Unity / Spirit of '76

Adams, John 1813 (27 June) Political Parties

Adams, John 1813 (27 June) Reasons for Supporting the Constitution

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1813 (9 July) Against Parties and Factions

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1813 (13 July) French Revolution /Differences of Opinion Regarding

Adams, John 1813 (13 October) Moral Principles / Study of

Adams, John 1813 (28 October) Aristocracy of Talent

Adams, John 1813 (28 October) Artificial Aristocracy of Wealth and Birth

Adams, John 1813 (28 October) Artificial Aristocracy of Wealth and Birth

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1813 (15 November) On Natural Aristocracy

Adams, John 1814 (5 July) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Exiled

Adams, John 1814 (5 July) Education / Studying the Classics

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1814 (16 July) Improvement in Human Affairs

Adams, John 1815 (10 June) Foreign Relations / Britain / Peace

Adams, John 1815 (10 June) Wealth / Production of / Protecting the Nation's Merchant Ships

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1815 (13 November) Progress During the Eighteen Century

Adams, John 1816 (11 January) Europe / Reflections on the 18th Century

Adams, John 1816 (8 April) Moral Principles / Reflections on the Quality of Life

Adams, John 1817 (5 May) Moral Principles / And Religious Belief

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1818 (29 May) Man a Rational Creature

Adams, John 1819 (10 December) Roman Empire / Cicero's Writing

Adams, John 1819 (10 December) Unity / Missouri Question

Adams, John 1820 (15 August) Education / State University of Virginia

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1821 (19 May) The Art of Law Giving

Adams, John 1821 (12 September) Old World Conditions / Prospects for Cause of Liberty

Adams, John 1822 (1 June) European Wars

Adams, John 1822 (1 June) Health

Adams, John 1823 (25 February) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Assessment of

Adams, John 1823 (11 April) Moral Principles / Calvinists

Adams, John 1823 (4 September) Revolutions

Adams, John
(to Jefferson) 1825 (23 January) Free Inquiry

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Adams, Samuel 1800 (26 February) Opinion Of Samuel Adams

Adams, Samuel 1801 (29 March) Unity / Restored

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Alexander I 1804 (15 June) Foreign Relations / Russia

Alexander I 1806 (19 April) Foreign Relations / Russia

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Armstrong, John 1809 (5 March) Bonaparte, Napoleon / and Mexico

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Astor, John Jacob 1808 (13 April) Commerce / Fur Trade -- 1808

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Austin, Benjamin (Esq.) 1816 (9 January) Wealth / Production of / Manufacturers

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Bancroft, Edward 1788 (26 January) Slavery / Jefferson's Plan to Convert to Free Tenant Farmers

Bancroft, Edward 1788 (26 January) Slavery / Virginia Quaker Efforts to Create Tenant Farmers

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Bannister, J. 1785 (15 October) Education / European

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Barlow, Joe 1801 (14 March) Foreign Relations / European War

Barlow, Joe 1802 (3 May) Unity / Political Parties / Role of Minority

Barlow, Joe 1810 (24 January) Unity / Political Parties / Dissention in the Cabinet

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Barry, William T. 1822 (2 July) Unity / Republicanism

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Bellini (Mr.) 1785 (30 September) European Affairs

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Biddle, Samuel 1792 (12 December) Monticello / Tenant Farming Introduced

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Bidwell, Barnabas 1806 (5 July) Statesmanship and the Congress

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Bowditch, Nathaniel 1818 (26 October) Education / State University of Virginia

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Brazeer, John 1819 (24 August) Education / Studying the Classics

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Burr, Aaron 1801 (1 February) Unity / Political Parties / Influence of British

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Burwell, William A. 1810 (25 February) Monticello / Agricultural Technique

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Cabell, Joseph C. 1816 (2 February) Government / Local / Responsibilities of

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Canby, William 1813 (18 September) Moral Principles / And Religion

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Carmichael, William 1787 (11 December) Constitution / United States / Defects

Carmichael, William 1788 (27 May) Constitution / United States / Objections to

Carmichael, William 1788 (27 May) Constitution / United States / Objections to

Carmichael, William 1788 (27 May) Medical Science / Criminal Practices

Carmichael, William 1788 (12 August) Constitution / United States / Presidency

Carmichael, William 1789 (8 May) France / Revolution

Carmichael, William 1789 (8 May) Presidency / Election of 1789

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Carr, Dabney 1816 (19 January) Rebellion / Reflections On

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Carr, Peter 1785 (19 August) Exercise

Carr, Peter 1785 (19 August) Knowledge / Scientific / Course of Study

Carr, Peter 1785 (19 August) Recommendations for Self-Improvement

Carr, Peter 1785 (19 August) Importance of Scientific Investigations

Carr, Peter 1785 (19 August) Virtuous Behavior

Carr, Peter 1787 (10 August) Moral Principles / Moral Sense and Conscience

Carr, Peter 1787 (10 August) Moral Philosophy

Carr, Peter 1787 (10 August) Pursuit of Knowledge

Carr, Peter 1814 (7 September) Education / State University of Virginia

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Carrington, Edward 1787 (16 January) Democracy / Dependent on Involvement of Citizens

Carrington, Edward 1787 (4 August) Constitution / United States / General

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Carroll, Charles 1791 (15 April) Indigenous American Tribes / Frontier War

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Cartwright, John 1824 (5 June) Britain / Constitution of

Cartwright, John 1824 (5 June) Constitution / United States / Amending -- 1824

Cartwright, John 1824 (5 June) Hume, David / Britain's Constitution

Cartwright, John 1824 (5 June) Paine, Thomas / Britain's Constitution

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Chastellus (Marquis de -- General) 1785 (7 June) African Americans

Chastellus (Marquis de -- General) 1785 (7 June) Indigenous American Tribes

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Cherokee Nation 1806 (10 January) Indigenous American Tribes / Cherokees

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Choctaw Nation 1805 (13 March) Indigenous American Tribes / Choctaw Nation

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Citizens of Washington, D.C. 1809 (4 March) Presidency / Reflections

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Clairborne, W.C.C. (Governor) 1803 (24 May) Westward Expansion / Knoxville to Natchez

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Clay, Charles 1807 (11 January) Burr, Aaron / Imperial Aspirations

Clay, Charles 1807 (11 January) Burr, Aaron / Imperial Aspirations

Clay, Charles 1815 (29 January) Moral Principles / And Religious Hierarchies

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Coles, Edward 1814 (25 August) Slavery / Hope for Emancipation

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Colvin, J.B. 1810 (20 September) Moral Principles / And Law

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Coolidge, Ellen W. 1825 (27 August) Education / State University of Virginia

Coolidge, Ellen W. 1825 (27 August) United States / Conditions

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Cooper, Thomas (Doctor) 1814 (10 September) Slavery / Of Africans Compared to British Seamen

Cooper, Thomas (Doctor) 1814 (10 September) United States / Conditions in, Compared to England

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Cosway, Maria 1820 (27 December) Family News

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Condorcet 1791 (30 August) France / Revolution

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Cooper, Thomas (Esq.) 1802 (29 November) France / Revolution

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Coxe, Tench 1794 (1 May) Foreign Relations / France

Coxe, Tench 1794 (1 May) Monticello / Condition

Coxe, Tench 1807 (21 September) Disarmament / Naval

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Crowninsheld, Jacob
(Secretary of the Navy) 1808 (16 July) Foreign Relations / Embargo

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Dearborn, Henry 1807 (7 July) Foreign Relations / Britain / War / Threat of

Dearborn, Henry 1808 (20 August) Indigenous American Tribes / Coexistence With

Dearborn, Henry 1819 (5 July) Foreign Relations / Spain

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Delaplaine, Joseph 1817 (12 April) Declaration of Indepdence / Contributions to

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De Viar (Messr.) 1793 (14 July) Constitution / United States / Freedom of the Press

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Dickinson, John 1801 (6 March) Republicanism / Jefferson Presidency

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Dowse, Edward (Esq.) 1803 (19 April) Moral Principles / Espoused by Jesus Christ

Dowse, Edward (Esq.) 1803 (19 April) Moral Principles / Espoused by Jesus Christ

Dowse, Edward (Esq.) 1803 (19 April) Moral Principles / Espoused by Jesus Christ

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Duane, William 1806 (22 March) Presidency / Opinions of the President

Duane, William 1807 (20 July) Foreign Relations / Russia

Duane, William 1810 (13 November) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Attitude Toward the United States of America

Duane, William 1810 (13 November) Foreign Relations / Russia

Duane, William 1811 (28 March) United States / Uniqueness

Duane, William 1813 (4 April) Moral Principles / And Political Economy

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Dumas (Monsieur) 1787 (10 September) Constitution / United States / General

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Dufief, N.G. 1814 (19 April) Knowledge / Inquiry versus Ignorance

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Eppes, Francis 1798 (7 January) Personal Values / Marriage

Eppes, Francis 1798 (7 January) Virginia / Condition of Landed Estates

Eppes, Francis 1810 (17 January) Congress / Speeches

Eppes, Francis 1821 (19 January) Bolingbroke / Opinion of

Eppes, Francis 1821 (19 January) Paine, Thomas / Opinion Of

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Fishback, James 1809 (27 September) Moral Principles / Universal

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Franklin, Benjamin 1777 (13 August) Commerce and Security -- 1777

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Fulton, Robert 1813 (8 March) Knowledge / Scientific / Inventions

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Gates, Horatio 1797 (30 May) Foreign Relations / War Between Britain and France

Gates, Horatio 1798 (21 February) Kosciusko (General)

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Gallatin, Albert 1802 (1 April) Finance System of the United States

Gallatin, Albert 1802 (1 April) Public Debt

Gallatin, Albert 1807 (24 December) Land / Settlement / Process

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Galloway, Benjamin 1812 (2 February) Moral Principles / Struggle on Behalf of

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Gerry, Elbridge 1799 (26 January) Constitution / United States / General

Gerry, Elbridge 1799 (26 January) Constitution / United States / Preservation of

Gerry, Elbridge 1799 (26 January) French Revolution / Hope For

Gerry, Elbridge 1799 (26 January) Government / Just Powers

Gerry, Elbridge 1799 (26 January) Moral Principles / And Scientific Research

Gerry, Elbridge 1801 (29 March) Moral Principles / Priestcraft

Gerry, Elbridge 1801 (29 March) Public Service / Appointments as President

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Giles, William Branch 1794 (17 December) Constitution / United States / Threats to Freedom

Giles, William Branch 1796 (19 March) Foreign Relations / Britain

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Gilmer, Francis 1816 Moral Sense / Of Right And Wrong

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Gordon (Doctor) 1788 (16 July) Cornwallis

Gordon (Doctor) 1788 (16 July) War / Experiences

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Granger, Gideon 1804 (16 April) Unity / Eastern Parties

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Gray, Francis C. 1815 (4 March) African Americans / Mulattos Defined by Law

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Gregoire, Henri 1809 (25 February) Africans / History of

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Harris, Levett 1821 (12 December) Foreign Relations / Russia

Hawkins, Benjamin 1786 (13 August) Indigenous American Tribes

Hawkins, Benjamin 1787 (4 August) Government / Monarchy

Hawkins, Benjamin 1800 (14 March) Indigenous American Tribes / Languages

Hawkins, Benjamin 1803 (18 February) Indigenous American Tribes / Transition to Agriculture

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Hollins, John 1809 (19 February) Knowledge / Communication to Others

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Holmes, John 1820 (22 April) Unity / Missouri Question

Holmes, John 1820 (22 April) Unity / Missouri Question

Holmes, John 1820 (22 April) Belief that the Republic will not Last

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Hopkinson, Francis 1789 (13 March) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Hopkinson, Francis 1789 (13 March) Unity / Party Politics / Jefferson Called Anti-Federalist

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Humboldt, Alexander von 1811 (14 April) Foreign Relations / Latin America

Humboldt, Alexander von 1812 (6 December) Mexico / Conditions and Prospects

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Humphreys (Colonel) 1789 (18 March) Constitution / United States / Amending -- 1789

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Ingersoll, Charles Jared 1818 (20 July) Language / Chinese

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Izard (Mr.) 1788 (17 July) France / Revolution

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Jarvis, William Charles 1820 (28 September) Constitution / United States / Separation of Powers

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Jaudenes (Messr.) 1793 (14 July) Constitution / United States / Freedom of the Press

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Jay, John 1785 (23 August) Citizenship and Employment / Cultivators of Land

Jay, John 1785 (23 August) Land / Land Ordinance of 1785

Jay, John 1785 (23 August) Citizenship and Employment / Oceanic Commerce -- 1785

Jay, John 1785 (23 August) Sea Power

Jay, John 1785 (30 August) Mass Production

Jay, John 1787 (4 May) Foreign Relations / Brazil

Jay, John 1789 (11 January) France / Constitution

Jay, John 1789 (1 March) France / Revolution

Jay, John 1789 (1 March) Jones, John Paul

Jay, John 1789 (24 June) France / Revolution

Jay, John 1789 (29 June) France / Revolution

Jay, John 1789 (19 July) France / Revolution

Jay, John 1789 (27 August) France / Revolution

Jay, John 1789 (19 September) France / Revolution

Jay, John 1809 (7 April) Commerce / Manufactures and Agriculture / A Balance

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Jefferson, George 1801 (27 March) Nepotism

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Jefferson, John Garland 1793 (14 April) Education / Studying the Classics

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Jefferson, Martha 1787 (5 May) Accomplishment

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Johnson, Richard M. 1808 (10 March) Retirement / From Presidency

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Johnson, William 1823 (12 June) Constitution / United States / Original Intent

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Jones, Walter 1801 (31 March) Republicanism / Reforms

Jones, Walter 1810 (5 March) United States / Conditions and Prospects

Jones, Walter 1814 (2 January) Government / Democratic

Jones, Walter 1814 (2 January) Washington, George

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Kercheval, Samuel 1810 (19 January) Moral Principles / Espoused by Jesus Christ

Kercheval, Samuel 1816 (12 July) Constitution / United States / Amending -- 1816

Kercheval, Samuel 1816 (12 July) Constitution / United States / Amending -- 1816

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King, Miles 1814 (26 September) Moral Principles / And Religious Belief

King, Miles 1814 Moral Principles / Moral Sense and Conscience

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Kosciusko,Thaddeus 1799 (21 February) Republicanism / Threatened by War

Kosciusko,Thaddeus 1810 (26 February) Retirement / From Presidency

Kosciusko,Thaddeus 1811 (13 April) Public Revenue / Taxation

Kosciusko,Thaddeus 1811 (13 April) Rebellion / Latin America

Kosciusko,Thaddeus 1812 (6 August) Foreign Relations / Britain / War

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Lafayette, Marquis de 1787 (11 April) Rent / Agricultural / France

Lafayette, Marquis de 1787 (11 April) Conditions in France

Lafayette, Marquis de 1787 (11 April) Conditions in France

Lafayette, Marquis de 1789 (6 May) France / Revolution

Lafayette, Marquis de 1789 (6 May) Lafayette, Marquis de / Danger To

Lafayette, Marquis de 1789 (6 May) Warning to Lafayette

Lafayette, Marquis de 1789 (12 June) Britain / Government / Poverty Relief

Lafayette, Marquis de 1789 (12 June) France / Government / Reform of

Lafayette, Marquis de 1790 (2 April) Constitution / United States / Adoption

Lafayette, Marquis de 1790 (2 April) France / Revolution

Lafayette, Marquis de 1790 (2 April) Public Service / Secretary of State

Lafayette, Marquis de 1792 (16 June) Constitution / United States / Threats to

Lafayette, Marquis de 1815 (14 February) Unity / Party Politics / British Influence

Lafayette, Marquis de 1817 (14 May) Foreign Relations / South America

Lafayette, Marquis de 1818 (23 November) Foreign Relations / Acquisition of Florida

Lafayette, Marquis de 1823 (4 November) Unity / Political Parties / Party Names

Lafayette, Marquis de 1823 (4 November) Political Factions

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Langdon, John
(Governor of New Hampshire) 1810 (5 March) Government / Monarchy and Aristocracy

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Lasteyrie 1808 (15 July) Agriculture / Cotton

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Law, Thomas 1814 (13 June) Moral Principles / Truth and Virtue

Law, Thomas 1814 (13 June) Access to Land in the United States

Law, Thomas 1814 (13 June) Moral Sense / Of Right And Wrong

Law, Thomas 1814 (13 June) Truth as Foundation of Morality

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Lee, Henry 1824 (10 August) Republicanism / And Democracy

Lee, Henry 1825 (8 May) Declaration of Independence / Objective of

Lee, Henry 1825 (8 May) Government / Just Principles of

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Lee, Richard Henry 1786 (22 April) Foreign Relations / Britain / Commercial Treaty

Lee, Richard Henry 1786 (22 April) Treaties / Commercial

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Leiper, Thomas 1809 (21 January) Commerce / Manufactures vs Agriculture

Leiper, Thomas 1814 (1 January) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Destroyer of Civilizations

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Lewis, Meriwether 1803 (4 July) Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Livingston, Robert R. 1801 (9 September) Foreign Relations / Neutrality

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Logan, George 1808 (27 December) Foreign Relations / Embargo

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Ludlow, William 1824 (6 September) Civilization / Advance and Progress -- 1824

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Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1780 (27 March) Revolution in Jeopardy

Madison, James 1784 (20 February) Rational Society

Madison, James 1785 (1 September) European Views of the United States

Madison, James 1785 (28 October) Britain / Conditions in

Madison, James 1786 (8 February) Foreign Relations

Madison, James 1786 (16 December) Government / Checks and Balances

Madison, James 1787 (30 January) Rebellion and Republican Government

Madison, James 1787 (20 December) Agrarian Societies

Madison, James 1787 (20 December) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights -- 1787

Madison, James 1787 (30 January) Government / Just

Madison, James 1787 (30 January) Mississippi River / Control Of

Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1787 (24 October) Observations on the Convention and the Constitution

Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1787 (24 October) Economic Classes in the United States

Madison, James 1787 (20 December) Proposals to Change the Constitution

Madison, James 1788 (31 July) Constitution / United States / Implementation under Law

Madison, James 1788 (18 November) Constitution / United States / Taxation and War

Madison, James 1788 (18 November) Federalist Papers

Madison, James 1789 (12 January) Lafayette, Marquis de

Madison, James 1789 (12 January) Physiocrats / Turgot

Madison, James 1789 (12 January) Physiocrats / Turgot

Madison, James 1789 (13 March) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Madison, James 1789 (15 March) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Madison, James 1789 (11 May) France / Revolution

Madison, James 1789 (18 June) France / Government / Reform of

Madison, James 1789 (22 July) France / Revolution

Madison, James 1789 (28 August) France / Government / Reform of

Madison, James 1789 (28 August) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Madison, James 1789 (28 August) Jones, John Paul

Madison, James 1789 (28 August) Public Service / Desire to Remain Out of Office

Madison, James 1789 (6 September) Land / Land Ownership and Natural Rights

Madison, James 1789 (6 September) Rights to Land

Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1790 (4 February) Obligation of Generations to One Another

Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1790 (4 February) Rights to Property

Madison, James 1792 (7 November) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Madison, James 1793 (9 June) Washington, George / Health

Madison, James 1793 (8 September) Slavery / And the U.S. Constitution

Madison, James 1793 (2 November) Congress / Location of Session

Madison, James 1794 (3 April) Defense

Madison, James 1794 (28 December) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Madison, James 1794 (28 December) Taxation / Excise Taxes

Madison, James 1795 (21 September) Hamilton, Alexander

Madison, James 1797 (1 January) Human Nature / Destructive Tendencies in

Madison, James 1797 (1 January) Public Service / Vice Presidency

Madison, James 1798 (February) On George Washington

Madison, James 1798 (February) On John Adams

Madison, James 1798 (21 June) Foreign Relations / France

Madison, James 1799 (5 February) Foreign Relations / France and Haiti

Madison, James 1809 (17 March) Foreign Relations / Preparedness for War

Madison, James 1809 (17 March) Monticello / Farming Report

Madison, James 1809 (19 April) Foreign Relations / Britain

Madison, James 1809 (26 November) Foreign Relations / Britain

Madison, James 1821 (13 January) Knowledge / Medical

Madison, James 1823 (30 August) Declaration of Independence / Not Original Thinking

Madison, James 1823 (30 August) Declaration of Independence / Writing of

Madison, James 1826 (17 February) Concern for Personal Debts

Madison, James 1826 (17 February) Need for Republican Law Professors

Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1826 (24 February) On his Friendship with Thomas Jefferson

Madison, James
(to Jefferson) 1826 (24 February) Need for a Qualified Law Professor at the University of Virginia

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Mason (Colonel) 1791 (4 February) France / Revolution

Mason (Colonel) 1791 (4 February) Republicanism / Internal Attacks On

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Maury, James 1807 (21 November) Foreign Relations / Britain and France at War

Maury, James 1812 (25 April) Foreign Relations / Britain / War

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Mazzei, Philip 1796 (24 April) Unity / Party Politics / Aristocratical Party

Mazzei, Philip 1796 (24 April) Republicanism and Landed Interests

Mazzei, Philip 1796 (24 April) Threats to Liberty

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McGregory, Uriah 1800 (13 August) Personal Character / Slander Against

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McPherson, Isaac 1813 (13 August) Commerce / Patents and Monopolies

McPherson, Isaac 1813 (13 August) Wealth / Production of / Patents

McPherson, Isaac 1813 (13 August) Free Exchange of Knowledge

McPherson, Isaac 1813 (13 August) Property Rights in Inventions

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M'Kean, Thomas 1801 (9 March) Constitution / United States / Election of 1800

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Melish, John 1813 (13 January) Commerce / Manufactures in the Western States

Melish, John 1813 (13 January) Unity / Political Parties / Difference Between Two Major Parties

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Miller, Samuel (Reverend) 1808 (23 January) Freedom of Religion

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Monroe, James 1782 (20 May) Public Service

Monroe, James 1785 (17 June) Land / Settlement

Monroe, James 1785 (17 June) Trade

Monroe, James 1785 (17 June) Slavery / And the U.S. Constitution

Monroe, James 1785 (28 August) Land / Land Sales to Retire Government Debt

Monroe, James 1791 (10 July) Paine, Thomas / Rights of Man

Monroe, James 1793 (5 May) Foreign Relations / Britain and France at War

Monroe, James 1793 (13 May) Foreign Relations / Britain and France at War

Monroe, James 1806 (4 May) Foreign Relations / Britain

Monroe, James 1808 (18 February) Presidency / Election of 1808

Monroe, James 1816 (4 February) Foreign Relations / Spain and South America

Monroe, James 1823 (11 June) Foreign Relations / Nonintervention in Domestic Politics

Monroe, James 1823 (11 June) Foreign Relations / Spain and England

Monroe, James 1823 (24 October) Foreign Relations / Monroe Doctrine

Monroe, James 1823 (24 October) Advice on Foreign Policy

Monroe, James 1823 (24 October) Foreign Relations / Cuba

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Moor, Jeremiah 1800 (14 August) Franchise / and Property Requirement

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Morris, Gouverneur 1793 (12 March) France / Government Structure

Morris, Gouverneur 1793 (12 March) Government / Forms of

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Mumford, William Green 1799 (18 June) Scientific Investigation

Mumford, William Green 1799 (18 June) The Value of Trigonometary and the "Science of Calculation"

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Nelson, Thomas 1776 (16 May) Goverance

Nelson, Thomas 1776 Independence and Sovereignty

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Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1802 (18 January) Political Economy / Physiocracy

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1803 (1 February) Foreign Relations /Mississippi River Territorial Dispute

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1807 (14 July) Defense / Preparedness

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1809 (2 March) Retirement / From Presidency

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1813 (29 November) Education / National University

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1816 Government / Just Principles

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1816 (24 April) Government / Just Principles

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1816 (24 April) Moral Principles / And Constitutions

Nemours, Pierre Samuel Dupont de 1816 (24 April) Moral Principles / Right to Property

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Nash, Abner 1783 (11 March) Ethics of Investing in Public Land

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Nicolas, Marie Jean Antoine 1791 (30 August) Banneker, Benjamin

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Nolan, Philip 1798 (24 June) North America / Natural State

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Norvell, John 1807 (11 June) Freedom of the Press / Ideals of

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Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Articles of Confederation / Education

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Articles of Confederation / Religious Freedom

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Articles of Confederation / Property, Slaves and Taxation

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Articles of Confederation / Slavery

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Constitution / United States / Convention

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Declaration of Independence

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Early Life

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Family History

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Foreign Relations / France

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) France / Revolution

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Henry, Patrick / Remembrance of

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Marriage to Martha Skelton

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Office / Appointments but Duties not Discharted

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Office / Delegate to Annapolis Congress

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Office / Governor of Virginia

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Office / Minister to France

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Service / Secretary of State

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Service / Virginia General Assembly

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Public Service / Virginia Legislature

Notes for an Autobiography 1821 (6 January) Slavery / Emancipation Efforts

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Notes on Virginia 1782 Slavery / Exposition on the Issues

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Page, John 1763 (15 July) Fate

Page, John 1804 (25 June) War / Comradeship and Death

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Paganel (Monsieur) 1811 (15 April) France / Revolution / History of

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Paine, Thomas 1788 (23 December) Britain / Reports by Thomas Paine

Paine, Thomas 1788 (23 December) Paine, Thomas / Bridge Design

Paine, Thomas 1788 (23 December) France / Government / Reform of

Paine, Thomas 1788 (23 December) Paine, Thomas / Reports on Britain

Paine, Thomas 1789 (19 May) France / Revolution

Paine, Thomas 1791 (3 July) Paine, Thomas / Rights of Man

Paine, Thomas 1792 (19 June) Paine, Thomas / Rights of Man

Paine, Thomas 1792 (19 June) On Thomas Paine and the Rights of Man

Paine, Thomas 1792 (19 June) Lessons in Republicanism

Paine, Thomas 1801 (18 March) Paine, Thomas / Pamphlet Received

Paine, Thomas 1805 (5 June) Paine, Thomas / Retirement to New York Farm

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Patterson, Robert 1807 (29 March) Money / Minting of Coinage

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Paul, John 1788 (12 August) Jones, John Paul

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Peale, Charles W. 1813 (17 April) Land / Productive Use Of

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Pemberton, James 1807 (16 November) Indigenous American Tribes / Coexistence With

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Pendleton, Edmund 1784 (18 January) Congress / Poor Opinion Of

Pendleton, Edmund 1784 (18 January) Support for a Constitutional Convention

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Pictet (Mr.) 1803 (5 February) Constitution / United Statees / Freedom of the Press

Pictet (Mr.) 1803 (5 February) Knowledge / Scientific / Abstract Research

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Pinckney, Thomas 1793 (16 March) Britain / Impressment of of U.S. Seamen

Pinckney, Thomas 1797 (29 May) Unity / Party Politics / Dissension a Lesser Evil Than Despotism

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Pleasants, John Hambden 1824 (19 April) Constitution / Virginia / Amending

Pleasants, John Hambden 1824 (19 April) Franchise / Belongs to all Men

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Price, Richard 1785 (1 February) Articles of Confederation / Weaknesses Of

Price (Dr.) 1785 (7 August) Slavery / Ending the Practice

Price (Dr.) 1789 (8 January) Constitution / United States / Need for Informed Citizenry

Price (Dr.) 1789 (8 January) Religion / Demonism

Price, Richard 1789 (12 July) French Declaration of the Rights of Man

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Priestley, Joseph 1800 (18 January) Education / State University of Virginia

Priestley, Joseph 1800 (27 January) Education / State University of Virginia

Priestley, Joseph 1801 (21 March) Republicanism / Internal Attacks On

Priestley, Joseph 1801 (21 March) New Chapter in History Beginning

Priestley, Joseph 1801 (21 March) On the Character of Joseph Priestley

Priestley, Joseph 1802 (19 June) Constitution / United States / General

Priestley, Joseph 1802 (19 June) Republicanism / And Activism

Priestley, Joseph 1803 (9 April) Moral Principles / Socrates and Jesus Christ

Priestley, Joseph 1804 (29 January) Malthus / On Population

Priestley, Joseph 1804 (29 January) Moral Principles / Espoused by Jesus Christ

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Ramsay, David 1787 (4 August) Monarchy

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Randolph (no first name) 1790 (14 August) Indigenous American Tribes / Creeks / Treaty Signed

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Randolph, Edmund 1775 (25 August) Britain / Policies Toward Colonials

Randolph, Edmund 1775 (29 November) Canadian Campaign

Randolph, Edmund 1783 (15 February) Disunity of the States

Randolph, Edmund 1794 (3 February Ignorance

Randolph, Edmund 1794 (3 February) Corruption / United States / The Congress

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Randolph, John 1803 (1 December) Doing Good

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Randolph, Thomas Jefferson 1808 (24 November) Responsibility

Randolph, Thomas Jefferson 1808 (24 November) Advice for Good Relations With Others

Randolph, Thomas Jefferson 1808 (24 November) Importance of Mentors

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Randolph, Thomas Mann 1787 (6 July) Constitution / United States / General

Randolph, Thomas Mann 1787 (6 July) Education / Disciplined Study

Randolph, Thomas Mann 1790 (30 May) Federal Government / Moved to Philadelphia

Randolph, Thomas Mann 1790 (30 May) France / Foreign Relations

Randolph, Thomas Mann 1790 (30 May) Political Economy / Recommended Readings

Randolph, Thomas Mann 1800 (2 February) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Assessment of

Randolph, Thomas Mann 1800 (2 February) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Enemy of Republicanism

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Roane, Spencer 1819 (6 September) Constitution / United States / Separation of Powers

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Rodney, Caesar A. 1810 (10 February) Foreign Relations / State of the World

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Rogers (Doctor) 1806 (2 March) Charity

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Ronaldson, James 1810 (3 December) Government / Britain

Ronaldson, James 1813 (12 January) Monticello / Agricultural Production

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Ross, James 1786 (8 May) Foreign Relations / Britain

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Rush, Benjamin 1800 (23 September) Constitution / United States / Freedom of Religion

Rush, Benjamin 1803 (21 April) Christianity and Moral Principles

Rush, Benjamin 1803 (21 April) Christianity and Moral Principles

Rush, Benjamin 1803 (4 October) Franklin, Benjamin / Reflections on

Rush, Benjamin 1809 (22 September) Politics

Rush, Benjamin 1811 (15 January) Relationship With John Adams

Rush, Benjamin 1811 (16 January) Opinion of Alexander Hamilton

Rush, Benjamin 1811 (16 January) Relations with John Adams

Rush, Benjamin 1816 (9 February) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Enemy of Republicanism.htm

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Rutledge, Edward 1788 (18 July) Indigenous American Tribes / Creeks

Rutledge, Edward 1788 (18 July) Government by Reason

Rutledge, Edward 1796 (27 December) Retirement / Desire For

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Salmon, Daniel 1808 (15 February) Knowledge / Scientific

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Say, Jean Baptiste 1804 (1 February) Malthus / On Political Economy

Say, Jean Baptiste 1804 (1 February) Political Economy

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Serra, Correa de 1815 (28 June) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Return from Exile

Serra, Correa de 1815 (28 June) Moral Principles / And Scientific Research

Serra, Correa de 1816 (1 January) France / Restoration of Bourbon Monarchy

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Seymour, Thomas 1807 (11 February) Freedom of the Press / Falsehoods

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Short, William 1790 (10 August) New Orleans

Short, William 1793 (3 January) France / Revolution and Jacobins

Short, William 1814 (28 November) France / Conditions in

Short, William 1819 (31 October) Moral Principles / Epicurean Ideas

Short, William 1819 (31 October) Moral Philosophy

Short, William 1819 (31 October) Epicurian Doctrine

Short, William 1820 (131 April) Unity / Threat of Secession and Civil War

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Sinclair, John 1803 (30 June) Foreign Relations / War Between Britain and France

Sinclair, John 1803 (30 June) Land Values / Agricultural

Sinclair, John 1803 (30 June) Westward Expansion

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Skipwith, Robert 1771 (3 August) Education

Skipwith, Robert 1771 History / Lessons of

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Slaughter (Doctor) 1806 (2 March) Charity

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Small, William (Doctor) 1775 (7 May) Parliamentary Corruption

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Smith (Colonel) 1787 (13 November) Constitution / United States / General

Smith (Colonel) 1787 (13 November) Rebellion / Needed to Secure Liberty

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Smith, Samuel 1798 (22 August) Founders

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Smith, Samuel Harrison 1814 (21 September) Foreign Relations / Britain / War

Smith, Samuel Harrison 1814 (21 September) Destruction of the Library of Congress by British Forces

Smith, Samuel Harrison 1814 (21 September) Jefferson's Personal Library

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Spafford, Horatio G. 1814 (17 March) Patriotism and Merchants

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Stael-Holstein, La Baronne De 1813 (24 May) Bonaparte, Napoleon / Destroyer of Civilizations

Stael-Holstein, La Baronne De 1813 (24 May) Robespierre

Stael-Holstein, LaBaronne de (Madame) 1815 (3 July) Foreign Relations / Neutrality

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Stuart, Archibald 1799 (13 February) Alien and Sedition Laws

Stuart, Archibald 1799 (13 February) Foreign Relations / Neutrality

Stuart, Archibald 1799 (13 February) Foreign Relations / Russia

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Sullivan, James 1797 (9 February) Public Service / Presidency

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Taylor, John 1794 (29 December) Land / Agricultural Science

Taylor, John 1798 (1 June) Secession

Taylor, John 1805 (6 January) Presidency / Term of Office

Taylor, John 1808 (6 January) Foreign Relations / Embargo

Taylor, John 1816 (9 January) Moral Principles / Religion and Truth

Taylor, John 1816 (28 May) Constitution / United States / Debt and the Banks

Taylor, John 1816 (28 May) Republic / Meaning Of

Taylor, John 1816 (28 May) Republicanism Found in Various Governments

Taylor, John 1816 (28 May) Republics / Forms Of

Taylor, John 1816 (28 May) Constitution / United States / Debt and the Banks

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Tazewell, Henry 1797 (16 January) Vice Presidency

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Terrasson (Monsieur) 1788 (7 May) Virginia Act

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Thomson, Charles 1787 (20 September) Indigenous American Tribes / Migration of

Thomson, Charles 1787 (20 September) Knowledge / Theories vs Observations

Thomson, Charles 1816 (9 January) Health

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Trist (Mr.) 1785 (18 August) French People

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Tucker, St. George 1797 (28 August) Slavery / Emancipation

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Tyler, John (Judge) 1804 (28 June) Government / Just Principles of

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Unidentified Addressee 1791 (19 February) Franklin, Benjamin

Unidentified Addressee 1793 (18 March) France / Revolution / Monarchy

Unidentified Addressee 1793 (18 March) Personal Affairs

Unidentified Addressee 1821 (24 November) Education / State University of Virginia

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United States Supreme Court 1793 (18 July) Foreign Relations / Treaties

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Utley, Vine (Doctor) 1819 (21 March) Personal Habits

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Van Buren, Martin 1824 (29 June) Washington, George / and Constitution

Van Buren, Martin 1824 (29 June) Hamilton, Alexander / On U.S. Constitution

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Van der Kemp, F.A. 1812 (22 March) Government / Object of

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Volney (Mr.) 1797 (8 January) Retirement / Desire For

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Warehouse, Benjamin 1822 (26 June) Moral Principles / Espoused by Jesus Christ

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Waldo, John 1813 (16 August) Language / English

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Walsh, Robert 1818 (4 December) Franklin, Benjamin / Reflections Regarding

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Warville (Mr.) 1788 (12 February) Slavery / Abolition

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Washington, George 1786 (14 November) Hereditary Aristocracy

Washington, George 1788 (2 May) Proposed Revisions to Constitution

Washington, George 1788 (4 November) Taxation and Credit Issues

Washington, George 1789 (10 May) Lafayette, Marquis de / Concern For

Washington, George 1789 (10 May) Paine, Thomas / Communications From

Washington, George 1789 (10 May) Presidency / Election of 1789

Washington, George 1789 (10 May) Waterways

Washington, George 1789 (15 December) Public Service / Secretary of State

Washington, George 1791 (10 April) Architecture

Washington, George 1792 (23 May) Secession

Washington, George 1792 (23 May) Urges George Washington Not to Retire

Washington, George 1792 (9 September) Alexander Hamilton / Criticism of his Policies as Secretary of the Treasury

Washington, George 1792 (9 September) Factions in the Government

Washington, George 1793 (2 December) Foreign Relations / Publication of Peace Negotiations

Washington, George 1793 (31 December Retirement / Secretary of State

Washington, George 1794 (25 April) Foreign Relations / Prospects of War

Washington, George 1794 (25 April) Retirement / Secretary of State

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Webster, Noah 1790 (4 December) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights -- 1790

Webster, Noah 1787 (16 September) Constitution / United States / General

Webster, Noah 1790 (4 December) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights -- 1790

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Weightman, Roger C. 1826 (24 June) Fiftieth Anniversary of American Independence

Weightman, Roger C. 1826 (24 June) Rights of Man

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Williams, David 1803 (14 November) Education / Value to Society

Williams, David 1803 (14 November) Immigration From the Old World

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Wirt, William 1808 (10 January) Public Service / Honorable Nature of

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Wythe, George 1786 (13 August) Americans / Superiority of

Wythe, George 1786 (13 August) Education / As a Means to End Prejudice

Wythe, George 1786 (13 August) Freedom of Religion

Wythe, George 1787 (16 September) Constitution / United States / General

Wythe, George 1792 (7 November) Constitution / United States / Bill of Rights

Wythe, George 1797 (22 January) Vice Presidency

Wythe, George 1809 (19 May) Education / Libraries

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