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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 16 - 1 June 1820 to 28 February 1821 (Hardcover)
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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 16 - 1 June 1820 to 28 February 1821 (Hardcover)
Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series
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This volume's 571 documents cover both Jefferson's opposition to
restrictions on slavery in Missouri and his concession that "the
boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave." Seeking support
for the University of Virginia, he fears that southerners who
receive New England educations will return with northern values.
Calling it "the Hobby of my old age," Jefferson envisions an
institution dedicated to "the illimitable freedom of the human
mind." He infers approvingly from revolutionary movements in Europe
and South America that "the disease of liberty is catching."
Constantine S. Rafinesque addresses three public letters to
Jefferson presenting archaeological research on Kentucky's Alligewi
Indians, and Jefferson circulates a Nottoway-language vocabulary.
Early in 1821 he cites declining health and advanced age as he
turns over the management of his Monticello and Poplar Forest
plantations to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph. In
discussions with trusted correspondents, Jefferson admires Jesus's
morality while doubting his miracles, discusses the materiality of
the soul, and shares his thoughts on Unitarianism. Reflecting on
the dwindling number of their old friends, he tells Maria Cosway
that he is like "a solitary trunk in a desolate field, from which
all it's former companions have disappeared."
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