Papers of Thomas Jefferson. 1, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 ; 1760 to 1776 / Thomas Jefferson; Julian P. Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jefferson, Thomas, author.

Contributor:

Boyd, Julian P., editor.

Series:

Papers of Thomas Jefferson ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Correspondence.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

includes the almost incredible volume of Jefferson's writings on practically every aspect of human life-from politics and diplomacy to architecture, philosophy, agriculture, and music. The series includes 18,000 letters written by Jefferson and, in full or summary, 25,000 letters written to him by the great and humble of many nations. No previous edition has included more than fifteen per cent of the total, and only about a fifth of the documents have ever been published anywhere.Covering the years 1760-1776.

Contents:

Frontmatter

GENERAL VIEW OF THE WORK

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EDITORIAL METHOD

GUIDE TO EDITORIAL APPARATUS

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

1760

1762

1763

1764

1766

1768

1769

1770

1771

1772

1773

1774

1775

1776

Draft of a Declaration on the British Treatment of Ethan Allen [2 January]

From Thomas Nelson, Jr., 4 February

From James McClurg, 6 April

Resolutions of the Virginia Convention Calling for Independence, 15 May

From Edmund Pendleton, 1 June

Proposed Resolution for Rotation of Membership in the Continental Congress [Before 2 July]

From Edmund Pendleton, 3 August

Notes for the Report on the Value of Gold and Silver Coins [2 September

To John Hancock, 11 October

From William Irvin [Before 1 November]

Bill to Establish Auditors of Public Accounts [5 December]

APPENDICES

Notes:

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

ISBN:

9780691184661

0691184666

OCLC:

1076475753