The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 19

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 19This volumes 601 documents show Jefferson dealing with various challenges. He is injured in a fall at Monticello, and his arm is still in a sling months later when he narrowly escapes drowning during a solitary horseback ride. Jefferson obtains temporary financial relief by transferring a $20,000 debt from the Bank of the United States to the College of William and Mary. Aided by a review of expenditures by the University of Virginia that uncovers no

The two magnificent specimens of the Littleleaf Linden that flank the entrance walk to Monticello today were probably planted around the turn of the 20th century

but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse

Boles offers new insight into Jefferson's actions and thinking on race

The definitive edition of Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death continues with Volume Two

The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

and family griefs and joys

exfoliating bark

Bachelor’s Button

inflamed public opinion in England against the war

but they were especially popular in the 19th century on pillars and arches or grown as hedges

this leather book weight holds pages flat and is embossed with Thomas Jefferson’s words

Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe was inspired from his time in France and is one of only ten recipes in his handwriting that still exists today