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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 31: 1 February 1799 to 31 May 1800

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 31: 1 February 1799 to 31 May 1800

Contributors:

By (Author) Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Barbara B. Oberg

ISBN:

9780691118956

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

5th October 2004

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Political leaders and leadership
Literary essays

Dewey:

973.46092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

728

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

1162g

Description

As this volume opens, partisan politics in the United States are building to a crescendo with the approach of the presidential election. Working for a Republican victory, Jefferson consults frequently with Madison, Monroe, and others to achieve favorable results in state elections. He corresponds with controversial journalist James T. Callender. Sifting information from published rumors and private letters, he follows events in Europe, including Bonaparte's unexpected rise to power in France, and sees the value of his tobacco crop plummet as U.S. legislation cuts off the French market. Jefferson grows concerned at Federalist promotion of English common law in American jurisprudence and at proceedings in the Senate against William Duane, printer of the Philadelphia Aurora. Drawing heavily on British legislative practice, however, as well as advice from Virginia, he begins in earnest to compile a manual of parliamentary procedures for the Senate. As president of the American Philosophical Society, Jefferson calls for reform of the United States census. He publishes an appendix to Notes on the State of Virginia defending his account of the Mingo Indian Logan's legendary 1774 speech.

Author Bio

Barbara B. Oberg, Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer with the Rank of Professor at Princeton University, is General Editor of "The Papers of Thomas Jefferson".

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