Papers of Thomas Jefferson. 24, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 24 ; 1 June-31 December 1792 / Thomas Jefferson; John Catanzariti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jefferson, Thomas, author.

Contributor:

Catanzariti, John, editor.

Series:

Papers of Thomas Jefferson ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (927 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume finds Thomas Jefferson grappling with problems arising from the radicalization of the French Revolution in Europe and the polarization of domestic politics in the United States. The overthrow of the French monarchy leads the Secretary of State to suspend debt payments to that nation and to formulate a diplomatic recognition policy that will long guide American diplomacy. After an abortive effort to initiate negotiations with the British minister in Philadelphia on the execution of the Treaty of Paris, Jefferson deflects a British proposal to establish a neutral Indian barrier state in the Northwest Territory. As he awaits the start of negotiations on major diplomatic issues with Spain, he deals with a Spanish effort to incite hostilities between the Southern Indians and the United States. The conflict between Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton reaches a new stage when the Secretary of the Treasury brings the cabinet struggle into full public view with four series of pseudonymous newspaper attacks on Jefferson. In letters to President Washington, Jefferson insists that Hamiltonian policies pose a fundamental threat to American republicanism, and in other documents he sets forth remedies for the defects he sees in Hamilton's system. During this period he also finds time to investigate the ravages of the Hessian fly on American wheat and to make plans to remodel Monticello.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

GUIDE TO EDITORIAL APPARATUS

Contents

ILLUSTRATIONS

JEFFERSON CHRONOLOGY

1792

June 1792

July 1792

August 1792

September 1792

October 1792

November 1792

December 1792

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-18529-8

OCLC:

1076419832