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The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 11: 19 January to 31 August 1817
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Description for The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, Volume 11: 19 January to 31 August 1817
Hardback. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 18 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1257.
The 584 documents in this volume cover the period from 19 January to 31 August 1817, during which Jefferson devotes much time and energy to founding Central College, the predecessor of the University of Virginia. In May 1817, at its first official meeting, the college's Board of Visitors authorizes land purchases and a subscription campaign that eventually raises more than $44,000. Jefferson also prepares a legal brief for his chancery suit against the directors of the Rivanna Company. After years of disagreements and failed negotiations, he composes and revises a legal statement of his claim to the property in dispute. ... Read more
The 584 documents in this volume cover the period from 19 January to 31 August 1817, during which Jefferson devotes much time and energy to founding Central College, the predecessor of the University of Virginia. In May 1817, at its first official meeting, the college's Board of Visitors authorizes land purchases and a subscription campaign that eventually raises more than $44,000. Jefferson also prepares a legal brief for his chancery suit against the directors of the Rivanna Company. After years of disagreements and failed negotiations, he composes and revises a legal statement of his claim to the property in dispute. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
Series
Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series
Number of Pages
792
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164113
SKU
V9780691164113
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About Thomas Jefferson
J. Jefferson Looney is editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, which is sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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