Thomas Jefferson

Collected and Edited

by

Paul Leicester Ford

Volume XII

G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1905

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The Knickerbocker Press, New York

ENRY MORSE STOWERS'

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OCTOBER 16TH

Inscription for Capitol.

TO MATHEW CAREY, NOVEMBER IITH

Olive Branch-Religion.

TO GEORGE LOGAN, NOVEMBER 12TH

Religion-Conduct of U. S. compared with England.

1817

TO MRS. JOHN ADAMS, JANUARY 11TH

Events in France-Personal relations.

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TO WILLIAM SAMPSON, JANUARY 26TH.

Farming vs. manufacturing - Situation in

Britain.

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Great

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TO CHARLES THOMSON, JANUARY 29TH .

Health-Religion.

TO DR. THOMAS HUMPHREYS, FEBRUARY 8TH

Emancipation and colonization.

TO FRANCIS A. van der KEMP, MARCH 16TH

Threatened publication of Syllabus of Christ's Doctrines

-Repository.

TO TRISTAM DALTON, MAY 2D

Agriculture.

TO GEORGE TICKNOR [May?]

Internal improvements-Rumored law of New York

against Shakers.

TO THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, MAY 14TH

France-United States-Quakers-South America.

TO WILSON CARY NICHOLAS, JUNE 10TH

Byrd's journal-Loan from bank.

TO BARON F. H. A. VON HUMBOLDT, JUNE 13TH

Writings-Public improvements.

To ALBERT GALLATIN, JUNE 16TH

Congressional salaries and changes-Recent acts-In-

ternal improvements-New York act against Shakers.

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TO CHARLES CLAY, JULY 12TH

Maxims of conduct.

To GOODMAN, REED, BOYER, AND DUANE, AUGUST

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Pretended political opinion.

TO GEORGE TICKNOR, NOVEMBER 25TH

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Books-French military schools-Education in Vir-

ginia-University of Virginia.

1818

TO WILLIAM WIRT, JANUARY 5TH

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Life of Patrick Henry-Kosciusko's death and will.

TO JOSEPH C. CABELL, JANUARY 14TH.

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Cost of Virginia schools.

To DR. BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE, MARCH 3D

Statement as to Patrick Henry-John Adams.

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To NATHANIEL BURWELL, MARCH 14TH

French education-Fiction.

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To ALBERT GALLATIN, APRIL 9TH

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TO JOHN ADAMS, MAY 17TH.

Merino sheep.

Ascendency of Republican party.

Holly-Origin of Revolution-South America.

TO ARCHIBALD Stuart, May 28TH

TO GENERAL JAMES WILKINSON, JUNE 25TH

Falsehood in reference to Pike's expedition-Wilson's

Ornithology.

TO WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, November IOTH

Tariff on wines-Evil of whiskey.

TO JOHN ADAMS, NOVEMBER 13TH

Death of Mrs. Adams.

TO ALBERT GALLATIN, NOVEMBER 24TH

France Capture of Pensacola-Western and Southern

emigration-Public lands-Health-Cathalan-Tracy.

TO ROBERT WALSH, DECEMBER 4TH

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Franklin's enemies-Franklin and France-Anecdotes

of Franklin.

1819

TO NATHANIEL MACON, JANUARY 12TH

Reading-Paper money.

TO JAMES MONROE, JANUARY 18TH

Louisiana boundaries.

TO DR. BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE, JANUARY 31ST.

Samuel Adams.