of the General Assembly of Virginia, 303, 304; his reply, 304, 305; de- clines the ovation of his neighbors of Albemarle county, 305; his answer to their address, 305, 306; his retire- ment to private life, 307; his jour- ney home, 307; correspondence in 1809, 307; his free confidential corre- spondence with his successor, 308; their friendship, 308; their characters compared, 308, et seq.; their different degrees of popularity among friends and opponents, 309-311; their useful- ness to each other, 312; their affection for each other, 314; Jefferson's grati- fication at Erskine's treaty, 315; his desire for the acquisition of the Flori- das and Cuba, 315, 316; his feeling on the rejection of the treaty by Eng- land, 319, 320; urges Gallatin not to retire from the Cabinet, 321; engaged in correcting statements in Marshall's Washington, 321; loss of fifty Indian Vocabularies he had collected, 321; farming matters at Monticello, 322; describes his personal habits to Kos- ciusko, 322, 323; the sources and pro- gress of his pecuniary difficulties, 323, et seq.; his property at his retirement, 326; causes of the depression of agricul- tural interests in Virginia, 329; mone- tary revulsions, 329; Life at Monti- cello, 330, 331; its scale of hospitality, 332; a talk with old Wormley, 332; Mr. Jefferson's proposed and actual style of living, 332; anecdote of Mr. C 333; the sequel, 334, 335; description of Monticello, 335, et seq.; its approach, 335; grounds and man- sion, 335, 336; interior of the house forty years ago, 336, 337; view from Monticello, 338; a rain storm leads to an important computation, 341; rea- sons for Jefferson building his house at Poplar Forest, 341; the house and life there described by one of his grand-daughters, 342-344; journeying between Monticello and Poplar Forest described by another grand-daughter, 344; an omission in the description of the house at Poplar Forest, 344; inter- view with a parson at Ford's Tavern, 345; Jefferson in the interior of his family, his reading, his rural and horti- cultural tastes described by a grand- daughter, 346, 347; his character, manners, etc, in his family, described by different grand-daughters, 347-351; his correspondence in 1810, 352, et seq.; his indignation at the conduct of France and Great Britain, 353; re- ceives a message of respect from the
Emperor Alexander, 354; views on a new edition of the Notes on Virginia, 354; correspondence of 1811, 355, et seq.; on colonization, 356, 357; in relation to Cabinet difficulties and party unity, 358-360; on Spanish American revolution, 361; on manner in which American ministers should address Na- poleon, 361; believes war with Eng- land inevitable after the declaration of her minister, 361, 366, 367; gives glory to Gerry for "rasping" his "herd of traitors," 362; the conduct which drew out these severe expressions, 363, 364; an attack of illness, 364; corre- spondence of 1812, 365, et seq.; re- conciliation with John Adams, 365, 366; views of kind of war it is expe- dient to wage with England, 367, 368; sanguine expectations, 367, 368; views after Hull's surrender, 368, 369; en- gages in domestic manufactures, 369; his pecuniary affairs, 369, 370; his tribute to Madison, 370; urged to be- come a candidate for Presidency in 1812 and his reply, 370; urged to re- enter the Cabinet and reply, 370, 371; his correspondence in 1813,377, et seq.; views of the war, 377; his views of conduct of France, 386; dirge of the Indian race, 386; three letters to Eppes on the banks and currency, 386; a new rupture between him and Mr. Adams threatened, 389; his views on style in writing, 391-394; his im- pressions on treaty of peace with England, 398-400; he pronounces it only a truce until another impressment takes place, 399; his correspondence in 1814, 400, et seq.; refuses to "but- ton himself up in Jesuitical reserve," 400, 401; his full-length delineation of Washington, 401; his views on aiding Bible societies, 401; in favor of doing away with existing system of banks, 402, 403; to a person who had "a call" for his religious conversion, 405; visits of others to Monticello on same errand, 405, 406; his views on slavery, 406; on Napoleon, 406; de- pressed state of agriculture in Virginia, 407; honorary memberships of socie- ties, 407; offers to sell his library to Congress, 407, 408; circumstances of the sale, 408-410; valuation of the books, 410; his view of Eastern menaces of defection, 419; his predic- tion that the Hartford Convention will end in nothing, 420; his imputations on some of the members, 420, 421; correspondence of 1815, 420, et seq.; his private affairs, 422, 423; gives Vir-
ginia statistics, 423; his view of right of clergy to discuss politics in the pul- pit, 424, 425; his summer occupations, 425, 426; correspondence in 1816, 426; his bodily condition and habits, 426; retains his characteristic views of life, 426, 427; on the uses of grief, 427; his attacks on the prevailing bank mania, 427, 428; does not give his adhesion to new U. S. Bank, 428; avows that his early opinions against domestic manufactures are changed, 428; how far he favored protection, 428; on developing internal resources of Virginia, 429; on revising Constitu- tion of Virginia, 429; his letter to Ker- cheval thereon and its effects, 429-431; charges Rufus King with having sup- pressed a friendly overture from him- self to England, 430-432; his feelings towards England, 431, 432; his family correspondence, 432-434; correspond- ence of 1817, 439, et seq.; a commen- tary on sitting in judgment on religious belief of candidates for office, 440; his views on the accession of Monroe to the Presidency, 440; on the appoint- ment of J. Q. Adams as Secretary of State, 441; engaged in estab- lishing the Central College (afterwards University) of Virginia, 441; on colo- nization, 441; on Botta's History of U. S., 441; on writing history himself, 442; on the New York canal, 442; on the President's veto of internal improve- ment bill, 442; on the burden of his correspondence, 443, 444; but a small portion of his letters published, 444; unexplained omissions in the Congress edition of his Works, 444; correspond- ence in 1818, 445; illness, 445; left executor of Kosciusko's will, 445; letter of condolence to John Adams on death of Mrs. Adams, 446; on who gave the first impulse to the Revolu- tion, 446; on a plan of education for females, 447, 448; his list of approved novels, 448; his aversion to the ro- mantic school of literature, 448; his dislike of the Norman race of men, 449; tribute to Franklin, 449; tempe- rance reform theories, 449; corres- pondence of 1819, 450; his particular description of his habits, 450; his reading in the Bible before retiring to sleep, 449; his English collection of texts from the New Testament, 451; his collection from same in four lan- guages, 451, 452; on the materials for his own biography, 452; on the Meck- lenburg Declaration of Independence, 452, 570, et seq.; legal decisions of Judge
Marshall, 458; illness, 453; his views on the "Missouri question," 454-460; actively engaged in superintending erection of University buildings, 460; history of the University, 461, et seq.; meeting of the Commissioners, 462; Mr. Jefferson chosen Rector, 463; his control of the plan of building, etc., 463; his coadjutors, 464; attacked for appointment of Cooper to a chair in University, 465, et seq.; his report as Rector, offering to admit chairs of the- ology, 468, 469; his desire that the offer be accepted, 471; correspond- ence of 1820, 471; his views on ceding Texas to Spain, 471, 472; on Monroe doctrine, 472; on politics of Monroe's Administration, 472; occupations in 1820, 473; correspondence of 1821, 473; his customary views of the inde- pendence of each other of the depart- ments of the General Government, 474; on encroachments of Supreme Court, 474; on the unauthorized publication of his letters, 474; correspondence of 1822, 475; evidences of party ani- mosity against him, 475; to John Adams on life, etc., 476; the number of his letters at the period of his death, 478; to Barry on political syncretism, 478; to Adams on origin of navy, 479; letters to a grandson, 479-485; he meets with an accident, 486, 487; cor- respondence in 1823, 487; to Everett on style, 487; complains that the Repub- lican side of American history has not been written, 488, 489; on the posthu- mous publication of his own letters, 489; to Monroe on acquiring Cuba, 490, 491; views on interference of Holy Alliance in Spanish America, 491, et seq.; proposes "Monroe doctrine" to Monroe, 491- 493; to Adams on publication of his Cunningham letters, 493, 494; remain- der of their correspondence, 494; cor- respondence in 1824, 496, et seq.; his absorbing topic, 496; views on internal improvements, etc., 500; on the 15th Psalm, 500; on the scriptures forming a part of the common law, 501; Lafay- ette's visit to Monticello, etc., 503, 504; Jefferson's speech at the banquet, 504; his opinions of William Wirt, 508; his feelings towards Patrick Henry, 508; his opinions of Gen. Jackson, 508, 509; he was seen twice in a rage, 509, 510; correspondence of 1825, 511, et seq.; Dr. Dunglison's memoranda, 512-519; visitors, 520, et seq.; Wirt's last visit, 520; Mr. Kennedy's visit, 521; the Duke of Saxe-Weimar's visit, 521, 522; Jefferson's continued statements of the
aims of the early parties, 523; his rules of life for the future guidance of a child, 524, 525; his alarm at the tenor | of President J. Q. Adams's first mes- sage, 525; proposes a protest by Vir- ginia, 525, 526; proposes to consti- tutionalize internal improvements on certain conditions, 527; opening of 1826, 527; the climax of his pecu- niary difficulties reached, 527; asks Legislature to be allowed to sell his lands by lottery, 527; his paper on that subject, 528, 529; action of his friends in Richmond, 529; grant to University refused, 530; a misrepre- sented joke, 530; refuses to receive a donation from the State, 530; his let- ter to his grandson, 531; gloomy anti- cipations, 532; his correspondence with Cabell, 532; explains his affairs, etc., to Madison, 532, 533; his loss by indorsing, 532, 533; the friend who gave the coup de grâce, 533; charac- teristic incidents, 533-535; Nicholas's last declarations, 534; lottery bill passes, 535; public meetings on the subject, 535; meeting in Nelson coun- ty, 536; lottery plan does not come up to public wishes, 536; aids from New York, Philadelphia, etc., 536; manner in which he received these, 537; his declining health, 537; conceals his malady from his family, 537; makes his will, 537; his reluctance to be helped, 537, 538; continues his rides, 538; dangerous accidents, 538; letter to Heaton on slavery, 539; his last reading, 539; nearly suffocated by an artist, 540; his deportment to his family, 540; invit- ed to attend 50th anniversary of Inde- pendence at Washington, 541; his reply, 541; deaths of Jefferson and Adams on that day, 542; Jefferson's death described by his oldest grand- son, 543, 544; his last written message to his daughter, 545; Mr. Trist's recol- lections of his death, 545, 546; his last interview with the female members of his family, 547; Dr. Dunglison's memo- randa of his illness and death, 547- 549; what he meant by asking Madi- son to "take care of him when dead," | 549, 550; Madison's tribute to his memory, 550; other such tributes, 550, 551; the public sorrow over the deaths of Jefferson and Adams, 551; funeral orations, 552; Jefferson's religious views, 553-558; his posthumously pub- lished letters on the subject, etc., 559, 560; closing up of his pecuniary affairs, 561, 562; his descendants at the time of his death, 563; his monument and
epitaph, 563; publications of his writ- ings, 564, 565; responsibility, 565. Jefferson, Mrs. Thomas, her family, Vol. I. 62, 63; her appearance and charac- ter, 63, 64; incidents of marriage, 64, 65; patrimony, 66; her health in 1781, 362; her decline, 380; her death and epitaph, 382, 383.
Jessup, Lieut. Colonel, his masterly con- duct as commander of the U. S. troops in Connecticut during Hartford Con- vention, etc., Vol. III. 415, 416. Johnson, Chapman, Visitor and Rector of University of Virginia, Vol. III. 465. Johnson, Judge, Jefferson to, complain- ing that the Republican side of Ameri- can history had not been written, Vol. III. 488.
Johnson, Richard M., his reply to Garde- nier in tenth Congress, Vol. III. 248. Jones, Commodore Joan Paul, Jefferson's opinion of, Vol. I. 498; dispatched to Denmark by Jefferson in 1788, 498; appointed Commissioner to Algiers, Vol. II. 67; his life cruise over, 67; circumstances of his death, 67; Jef- ferson's opinion of him, 67. Jones, William, declines Secretaryship of the Navy, Vol. II. 640. Jones, Dr. Walter, Jefferson to, delineat- ing the character of Washington, Vol. III. 401.
Kennedy, John P., his life of Wirt gives Jefferson's letters respecting Henry, not published in Jefferson's Works, Vol. I. 40; his visit to Monticello, Vol. III. 521.
Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, drafted by Jefferson, Vol. II. 448-451; pass- ed by Kentucky Legislature, 451, 452; resolutions of 1799, 510; Legislature of, complains of infraction of Span- ish treaty, Vol. III. 24. Kercheval, Samuel, Jefferson to, on re- vising Constitution of Virginia, Vol. III. 429; the letter published and its effects, 429, 430.
King's-Mountain, battle of, Vol. I. 281; Tories hung, 281; the act justifiable, 281; effect of the battle, 282. King Rufus, his position in U. S. Senate, Vol. II. 24; his certificate in regard to Genet, 183, 184; appointed minister to England, 839-341; interferes to prevent Irish prisoners from being sent to U. S., 400; his avowals on the subject, 400; his correspondence with Hamilton in regard to Miranda project, 436, 437, 440; his correspondence with members of the Cabinet in regard to same, 440, 441; Jefferson to in o
gard to procuring a settlement for in- surgent slaves, Vol. III. 15, 16; his statements in regard to British impress- ments, 381; charged by Jefferson with suppressing a friendly overture made by himself to England, 480-432. Kitchell, Mr., resolutions of, asserting power of House of Representatives in regard to treaties, Vol. II. 288. Knox, General Henry, his views of federal Convention, and his plan of government, Vol. I. 566, 567; appoint- ed Secretary of War in Washington's Cabinet, 597; sketch of his previous life, 597, 598; Jefferson to, Vol. II. 12; his Cabinet opinion on the appor- tionment bill, 51; Cabinet 'opinion on suspending payments to France, 105; Cabinet action, 122, 129, 138; Cabi- net opinion in favor of forcibly detain- ing Little Democrat, 161, 162, 166; Cabinet opinion on demanding recall of Genet, and on convening Congress, 175, 176; on instructions asking Genet's recall, 181; Cabinet opinions, 186-188; Cabinet opinion on ordering Genet away, 201; Cabinet action on Whisky War, 241; his resignation, 256; advises Adams, in 1797, to send Jefferson as Envoy Extraordinary to France, 342; superseded in provisional army and throws up his commission, 423; approves of Jefferson's inaugu- ral address, 661, 662.
Kosciusko, Jefferson to, in 1799, declar- ing duty of Americans to act. together in war, however brought about, Vol. II. 478; Jefferson to, Vol. III. 361; death of, in 1817, 445; leaves Jeffer- son the executor of his will, 445; their friendship and correspondence, 445; sketch of his career, 445.
Lafayette, Gen., ordered to advance South by Washington, Vol. I. 317; throws himself into Richmond, 325; his replies to insolence of Gen. Phil- lips, 326; refuses to receive communi- cations from Arnold, 329; retreats before Cornwallis, 333, 334; Jefferson to, 371; his assistance to Jefferson in France, 425; Jefferson requests French government to accept a bust of, 453; his American sympathies, 453, 454; Jefferson's feelings towards him, 454, 455; Jefferson's private opinion of, 464; Jefferson's letter to, from Nice, containing noble sentences, 471; as- sists Jefferson, 484; instructions from his constituents, 520; Jefferson to, on obeying his instructions, 520; Jeffer- son to, Vol. II. 68; his letters to
Washington and Hamilton, in 1798, assuring them the Directory wish a friendly accommodation, 426, 427; Jefferson's location of the lands grant- ed him by Congress, Vol. III. 113; Jefferson to, on the outrage on the Chesapeake, 226; Jefferson to, on Hartford Convention, 420; Jeffer- son to, on Missouri question, 458; his triumphal visit to U. S. in 1824, 502; writes Jefferson, and is invited to Monticello, 502; his visit there in 1824, 503; the banquet given by the citizens of Charlottesville, 504; his second visit in 1825, 516.
Langdon, John, opposed to treaty of London, Vol. II. 266; Jefferson to, $30; offered the Secretaryship of the Navy by Jefferson, 640. Lavoisier, Jefferson's acquaintance with in Paris, Vol. I. 506.
Law, Mr., Jefferson to, on the policy of
England's allying itself with a political faction in U. S., Vol. III. 353. Law-reading, the course of, prescribed by Jefferson, for Madison, Monroe, and others, Vol. I. 53-57.
Law revision of Virginia, revisers elect- ed, Vol. I. 203; distribution of their duties, 208; they meet, and agree upon their report, 216; number of bills reported, 217; diction of, 217; principles of, how settled, 218; ano- malies of, 218; draft of bill for estab- lishing religious freedom, 219, 220; history of the struggle on the bill, 221-223; statutes in regard to educa- tion, 223-226; slavery bills, 227; cri- minal code, 227; criminal code de- feated, 228; ultimate fate of the revision, 229.
Lear, Col. Tobias, Vol. II 115; his character and relations with Washing- ton, 367, 368; appointed to office by Jefferson, 368; charged with mutila- ting Washington's letter-books, 368; absurdity of the charge, 368, 369; Mr. Sparks's and Judge Washington's testimony on the subject, 370; be negotiates treaty with Tripoli, Vol. III.
Ledyard, John, visits Jefferson in Paris, Vol. I. 443; Jefferson aids his plans, 443, 444; his journey to Russia, 443, 444; last glimpses of him, 506, 507; his feelings towards Jefferson, 507. Lee, Arthur, Vol. I. 155, 388, 392. Lee, Charles, appointed Attorney-General by Washington, Vol. II. 269; his atti- tude in President Adams's Cabinet, 345. Lee, Francis Lightfoot, his action on the Virginia Burgesses in 1773, Vol. I.
78; in 1774, 84; in Congress, in 1776, 183; reëlected, 210. Lee, Col. (afterwards General), Henry, his Memoirs of the Southern war, Vol. I. 263; his representations of the conduct of Tarleton, Cornwallis, etc., 263; his account of the invasion of Virginia, 301-304; his erroneous re- presentations, 303, 304; he cuts off the Tories on Haw River, 310, 311; he joins with Madison in establishing Na- tional Gazette, Vol. II. 74; contem- plates accepting a commission in the French armies, 165; charged by Jef- ferson with being an informer, etc., 298, 363; his activity in Virginia elec- tions in 1792, 492; elected to Con- gress, 495; Wolcott's opinion of, 512; advises desperate measures to prevent the election of Jefferson, 608; circumstances under which Jefferson termed his Memoirs a "historical novel," Vol. III. 661, 662.
Lee, Henry (son of Gen. Henry Lee), his overtures to Jefferson, and the sequel, Vol. III. 502, 660-664. Lee, Richard Henry, his action_in_the Virginia burgesses in 1773, Vol. I. 78; in 1774, 84; his speech in favor of arming in 1775, 102; his position and family, 103; chosen to move reso- lution for Independence in Congress, 142; why not Chairman of the Com- mittee to draft Declaration, 144, et seq.; Marshall's, Tucker's, and J. Adams's explanations thereof, 144, 145; Jefferson's personal relations with, 152-157; allusions to, 172, 182, 183, 185, 186, 189, 196; thrown out of congressional delegation, 210; alleged reasons, 210; vindicated, 211; asks Jefferson's friendly offices, 211, 212; his merits, 313; his views of the church establishment, 223; in the Legislature, 357.
Lee, Thomas Ludwell, appointed a law reviser, Vol. I. 303; his death, 208. Levees, Presidential, abolished, Vol. II. 668; amusing attempt of ladies to compel Jefferson to restore them,
Lewis, Merriwether, his and Clarke's western exploration originated, Vol. III. 87; he is appointed Governor of Louisiana Territory, 265; Jefferson's dispatch to, in regard to treatment of Indians, and the execution of Indian murderers, 266. Lincoln, Levi, appointed Attorney-Gene- ral by Jefferson, Vol. II. 635; sketch of his previous career, 637; Jefferson to, declaring that Federal slanders
shall not drive him to make removals, Vol. III. 24; he resigns Attorney- Generalship, 134, 135.
Lincoln, Levi (son of preceding), draws up protest of minority of Massachu- setts Legislature against Hartford Convention, Vol. III. 412.
Lithson, Mr., Jefferson to, recanting his early expressions against mechanical operatives, Vol. III. 131.
Livingston, Brockholst, reports resolu- tions against treaty of London, Vol. II. 265.
Livingston, Edward, moves a call on President for papers in regard to treaty of London, Vol. II. 286, 287; his motion and able speeches in the "Robbins affair," 524, 525; Jefferson to, in 1800 on party prospects, etc., 526; Hamilton's statement of his pos- ture in the Presidential election in 1801, 586; his testimony in regard to Bayard's tempting him in the election in 1801, 610, 611; his contest with the Government, etc., in the Batture case, Vol. III. 266-269; his character, 268, 269; his reconciliation with Jef- ferson, 269, 500; Jefferson to, 500; sends his Louisiana code to Jefferson, 523; Jefferson's opinion thereon, 524. Livingston, Robert R., one of the com- mittee to draft Declaration of In- dependence, Vol. I. 165; Secretary of Foreign Affairs, etc., 386; invited by Jefferson to become Secretary of the Navy, Vol. II. 572; offered and accepts the mission to France, 627, 628, 642; Jefferson to, on questions of maritime policy, 670, 671; he is informed of Jefferson's policy in re- spect to acquisition of Louisiana, Vol. III. 6, 7; Jefferson reiterates his views to him, 22, 23; his reception in France, 47; his claims, and charac- ter as an ambassador, 48, 49; his correspondence with his Government, 49, et seq.; he did not originate the policy of acquiring Louisiana, 50; he received his first idea and directions on this head from Jef- ferson, 50, 51; he vigorously presses negotiations, 56; he and Monroe make a treaty for purchase of Louisiana, etc., 58-60; his dispatch to Government thereon, 61; his feelings in respect to Monroe's appointment, 61; Madison's reply to dispatch, 62; his statements. and course considered, 66, 67. Lloyd, James, his bill against treason,, etc., Vol. II. 896, 397; the vote in the Senate on second reading of, 396,, 397.
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