The Papers of Thomas Jefferson Ser.: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 32 Vol. 21 : 1 June 1800 to 16 February 1801 by Thomas Jefferson (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691124892
ISBN-139780691124896
eBay Product ID (ePID)46925842
Product Key Features
Number of Pages712 Pages
Publication NamePapers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 32 Vol. 21 : 1 June 1800 to 16 February 1801
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorThomas Jefferson
SeriesThe Papers of Thomas Jefferson Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight40.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN50-007486
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number32
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.4/6/092
Synopsis"I have sometimes asked myself whether my country is the better for my having lived at all?" Jefferson muses in this volume. His answer: "I do not know that it is." Required by custom to be "entirely passive" during the presidential campaign, Jefferson, at Monticello during the summer of 1800, refrains from answering attacks on his character, responds privately to Benjamin Rush's queries about religion, and learns of rumors of his own death. Yet he is in good health, harvests a bountiful wheat crop, and maintains his belief that the American people will shake off the Federalist thrall. He counsels James Monroe, the governor of Virginia, on the mixture of leniency and firmness to be shown in the wake of the aborted revolt of slaves led by the blacksmith Gabriel. Arriving in Washington in November, Jefferson reports that the election "is the only thing of which any thing is said here." He is aware of Alexander Hamilton's efforts to undermine John Adams, and of desires by some Federalists to give interim executive powers to a president pro tem of the Senate. But the Republicans have made no provision to prevent the tie of electoral votes between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson calls Burr's conduct "honorable & decisive" before prospects of intrigue arise as the nation awaits the decision of the House of Representatives. As the volume closes, the election is still unresolved after six long days of balloting by the House.