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This American classic is the only full-length book written and published by Thomas Jefferson during his lifetime. Written in 1781, Notes on the State of Virginia was begun by Jefferson as a commentary on the resources and institutions of his home state, but the work's lasting value lies in its...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Peden, William (William Harwood), 1913-1999 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Literary art.
United States > Politics and government > Philosophy.
Virginia > Early works to 1800.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Query I. Boundaries of Virginia
  • Query II. Rivers
  • Query III. Sea-ports
  • Query IV. Mountains
  • Query V. Cascades
  • Query VI. Productions mineral, vegetable and animal
  • Query VII. Climate
  • Query VIII. Population
  • Query IX. Military force
  • Query X. Marine force
  • Query XI. Aborigines
  • Query XII. Counties and towns
  • Query XIII. Constitution
  • Query XIV. Laws
  • Query XV. Colleges, buildings, and roads
  • Query XVI. Proceedings as to Tories
  • Query XVII. Religion
  • Query XVIII. Manners
  • Query XIX. Manufactures
  • Query XX. Subjects of commerce
  • Query XXL Weights, measures, and money
  • Query XXII. Public revenue and expences
  • Query XXIII. Histories, memorials, and state-papers
  • Appendix no. 1. Charles Thomson's commentaries
  • Appendix no. 2. Draught of a fundamental constitution for the Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Appendix No. 3. An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1786
  • Appendix No. 4. Relative to the murder of Logan's family.

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