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Notes on the State of Virginia (1785) is a book written by the American statesman, philosopher, and planter Thomas Jefferson. He completed the first version in 1781 and updated and enlarged the book in 1782 and 1783.
THE following Notes were written in Virginia in the year 1781, and somewhat corrected and enlarged in the winter of 1782, in answer to Queries proposed to the Author, by a Foreigner of Distinction, then residing among us. The subjects are all treated imperfectly; some scarcely touched on.
Learn about Jefferson's only book, a response to a French request for information on Virginia, and his views on slavery, religion, and republicanism. Explore the origin, composition, and publication of Notes, and its impact and controversies.
A digital copy of the 1853 edition of Jefferson's Notes on the state of Virginia, a collection of essays on various topics related to Virginia. The book is part of the Library of Congress collection and can be downloaded or streamed for free.
Notes on the State of Virginia, by Thomas Jefferson, is at once a compendium of information about the state and a sweeping commentary on natural history, society, politics, education, religion, slavery, liberty, and law. Many consider it the most important American book written before 1800.
The only book written by Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia is a reply to questions posed by French diplomat François Barbé-Marbois. It is a tour d'horizon of Virginia's natural resources, geography, colonial history, and a wide-ranging discourse on Jefferson's, thoughts, hopes, fears and conflicted views on government, religion ...
Histories, Memorials, and State-Papers Download; XML; APPENDIX No. 1: Charles Thomson’s Commentaries Download; XML; APPENDIX No. 2: Draught of a Fundamental Constitution for the Commonwealth of Virginia Download; XML; APPENDIX No. 3: An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1786 Download; XML; APPENDIX No. 4: RELATIVE TO THE MURDER OF LOGAN ...
Notes on the State of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson. Penguin, Dec 1, 1998 - Philosophy - 384 pages. Jefferson’s chronicle of the natural, social, and political history of Virginia is at once a...
A book that explores Jefferson's ideas on republican government, the environment, education, race and slavery, and Native-white relations. It includes the core text...
Thomas Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia' is a seminal work that offers a detailed view of Virginia's geography, resources, and society during the late 18th century. Jefferson employs a variety of literary styles, including narrative, expository, and argumentative prose, to provide an exacting survey of Virginia's physical and cultural landscape.