The Complete Works: Autobiography, Correspondence, Messages, Speeches and Other Official and Private

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Previously, he had been elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams from 1797 to 1801. He was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.

Contents:

Autobiography

Letters Written Before His Mission to Europe— (1773-1783)

Letters Written While in Europe— (1784-1790)

Letters Written After His Return to the United States Down to the Time of His Death — (1790-1826)

Reports and Opinions While Secretary of State

Inaugural Addresses and Messages

Replies to Public Addresses

Indian Addresses

Notes on Virginia

Biographical Sketch of Peyton Randolph

Biographical Sketch of Meriwether Lewis

Biographical Sketch of General Kosciusko

Anecdotes of Dr. Franklin

The Batture at New Orleans

Parliamentary Manual

The Anas

Miscellaneous Papers