5701Thomas Jefferson’s Addition to Note for Destutt de Tracy’s Treatise on Political Economy, [ca. 18 May 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
To this a single observation shall yet be added. Whether property alone, and the whole of what each citizen possesses, shall be subject to contribution, or only it’s surplus after satisfying his first wants, or whether the faculties of body and mind shall contribute also from their annual earnings, is a question to be decided. but, when decided, and the principle settled, it is to be equally...
5702Thomas Jefferson’s Essay on New England Religious Intolerance (As Published), [27 January 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
To the Editor of the Enquirer . A pamphlet has lately been published to the North, of such a character, as ought not to be unknown, or unnoticed by the people of the United States. It is the boldest and most impudent stride New England has ever made in arrogating an ascendency over the rest of the Union. The first form of the pamphlet was an Address from the rev. Lyman Beecher, Chairman of the...
5703Agreement with Richard Durrett, 28 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
It is agreed Betwen Thomas Jefferson and Richard Durrett Both of the County of Albemarle that the said Durrett shall serve the said Jefferson one yeare as a Carpenter. and the said Durrett do by these presents Oblige himself to do what ever work the said Jefferson shall require in the Business of Carpenters work and the said Durrett Obliges himself to faithfully do his duty. the yeare...
5704Resolutions of the Orleans Territorial Legislature, [19 January 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
Resolutions. Résolutions. Resolved by the Legislative Council and by the house of Representatives of the Territory of Orleans , that the long, important and faithfull public services of Thomas Jefferson , late President of the United States , entitle him to the thanks of a gratefull nation. Résolu par le Conseil Legislatif
5705Notes on Samuel Scott’s Bill of Complaint, [ca. 27 May 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
as an exchange warr t is given only for so much of the original as has not been located, it is in itself a proof that it has not been employed in on an entry or location, & is therefore to be the basis of an original location & not a plaister for an old one. it is in itself therefore decisive evidence that no entry has been made under that portion of the original of which it is the...
5706Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Early Career (the so-called “Autobiography”), 6 January–29 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Ed. Note : During the first seven months of 1821, TJ composed a lengthy description of his early political life. He began writing on 6 January and returned to the work on at least sixteen subsequent days before finally laying down his pen in the summer. TJ did not provide the resulting ninety-three-page manuscript with a title. It was first published in 1829 as his “Memoir” ( TJR Thomas...
5707Thomas Jefferson’s Preface to his Statement on the Batture Case, 25 February 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Ed. Note : Following the dismissal of Livingston v. Jefferson by the United States Circuit Court on 4 Dec. 1811, TJ decided to publish his 31 July 1810 Statement on the Batture Case as a public justification of his actions. He did not alter the text substantially, but he added a preface that he dated 25 Feb. 1812 (DLC: TJ Papers, 195:34668) before sending the manuscript the following day to...
5708Samuel Scott’s Bill of Complaint in Scott v. Jefferson and Harrison, [before 27 April 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
To the honble Creed Taylor , judge of the Superior court of Chancery for the Richmond district. Humbly complaining sheweth unto your honor your orator Samuel Scott That on the 15 th day of April in the year 1789 he entered with the Surveyor
5709Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Nicolas G. Dufief, [ca. 25 August 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson Esq r in a/c. with N. G. Dufief D r 1815 To Balance $ 3.43 Aug. 19. To La Croix Mathematicks 15.00 〃 24 To
5710Thomas Jefferson’s Calculations of Latitude of Willis’s Mountain, 8-9 December 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Willis’s mountain . Long. W. from Greenwich . 78°–49′–31″ observations with Borda ’s circle. Dec. 8. 1816 Dec. 9. 1816. ° ′ ″ 1816. Dec. 8. ½ observed alt. ⊙ 29–49–30
5711Deposition of James Lewis in Jefferson v. Michie, 1 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Edx. Note : On 1 Sept. 1815 James Lewis appeared at the house of Thomas Wells in Charlottesville and gave a deposition in the case of Jefferson v. Michie ( Tr in ViU: TJP-LBJM ; entirely in George Carr ’s hand) that was similar to the testimony he had given in the same case on
5712Extract from Minutes of the Directors of the Rivanna Company, 12 September 1810, document 2 in a group of documents on … (Jefferson Papers)
At a meeting of the Directors of the Rivanna company at Shadwell mills on Wednesday the 12 th Sep. 1810. present W m D. Meriwether , Nimrod Bramham , John Kelly and Dabney Minor . Upon taking a view of
5713Notes on Expenses, [ca. 1 May 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
£ Col o Branham 3–6–6