Notes on the State of Virginia
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Notes was the only full-length book authored by Thomas Jefferson.
Notes on the State of Virginia was a book written by Thomas Jefferson. Originally written in 1781, it was subsequently updated and enlarged in 1782-83, and anonymously published in Paris in 1784. It was the only book by Jefferson published during his lifetime. It was written in order to answer questions posed to Jefferson about Virginia by François Barbé-Marbois then the Secretary of the French Legation in Philadelphia.
[edit] Outline
The text is divided into 23 chapters, each describing a different aspect of the state of Virginia.
- Boundaries of Virginia
- Rivers
- Sea Ports
- Mountains
- Cascades
- Productions mineral, vegetable and animal
- Climate
- Population
- Military force
- Marine force
- Aborigines
- Counties and towns
- Constitution
- Laws
- Colleges, buildings, and roads
- Proceedings as to Tories
- Religion
- Manners
- Manufactures
- Subjects of commerce
- Weights, Measures and Money
- Public revenue and expences
- Histories, memorials, and state-papers
[edit] References
- The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson. The Modern Library, 1944.
- Thomas Jefferson: Writings: Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters (1984, ISBN 978-0-94045016-5) Library of America edition.
[edit] External links
- Notes on the State of Virginia Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.
- PDF version at The Online Library of Liberty.