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.

142-145.

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,

668.

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.