![]() | The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 1: 4 March 1809 to 15 November 1809 Subjects: Jefferson Thomas 1743–1826 -- Archives; Jefferson Thomas 1743–1826 -- Correspondence; Presidents -- United States -- Archives; Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence; United States -- Politics and government -- 1809–1817 -- Sources; United Stat; This volume inaugurates the definitive edition of papers from Thomas Jefferson's retirement. As the volume opens, a new president is installed and Jefferson is anticipating his return to Virginia, where he will pursue a fascinating range of personal and intellectual activities. He prepares for his final departure from Washington by settling accounts and borrowing to pay his creditors. At Monticello he tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. J. Jefferson Looney is Editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series , sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia. He was formerly editor and project director of the Dictionary of Virginia Biography , and author or editor of several works on the history of Princeton University. |
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