PUBLISHER'S NOTE This edition is largely based upon the complete works of THOMAS JEFFERSON, published under the auspices of the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL SOCIETY, that text having been followed in making the extracts, and the publishers gratefully acknowledge the courtesy of the SOCIETY in permitting them to utilize this valuable material. OF THOMAS JEFFERSON EDITED BY WILLIAM B. PARKER Lecturer in English, Columbia University JONAS VILES Assistant Professor of History, University of Missouri HWB NEW YORK THE UNIT BOOK PUBLISHING CO. |