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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 19 - 16 September 1822 to 30 June 1823 (Hardcover)
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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 19 - 16 September 1822 to 30 June 1823 (Hardcover)
Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series
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A definitive new volume of the retirement papers of Thomas
Jefferson This volume’s 601 documents show Jefferson dealing with
various challenges. He is injured in a fall at Monticello, and his
arm is still in a sling months later when he narrowly escapes
drowning during a solitary horseback ride. Jefferson obtains
temporary financial relief by transferring a $20,000 debt from the
Bank of the United States to the College of William and Mary. Aided
by a review of expenditures by the University of Virginia that
uncovers no serious discrepancies, Jefferson and the Board of
Visitors obtain a further $60,000 loan that permits construction to
begin on the Rotunda. Jefferson drafts but apparently does not send
John Adams a revealing letter on religion. He exchanges long
letters discussing the Supreme Court with Justice William Johnson,
and he writes to friends about France’s 1823 invasion of Spain.
Jefferson also helps prepare a list of recommended books for the
Albemarle Library Society. In November 1822, Jefferson’s grandson
Francis Eppes marries Mary Elizabeth Randolph. He gives the
newlyweds his mansion at Poplar Forest and visits it for the last
time the following May. In a letter to James Monroe, Jefferson
writes and then cancels “my race is near it’s term, and not
nearer, I assure you, than I wish.”
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