Notes on the State of VirginiaJefferson’s chronicle of the natural, social, and political history of Virginia is at once a scientific discourse, an attempt to define America, and a brilliant examination of the idea of freedom. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
A NOTE ON THE TEXT | xxxiii |
| xxxv | |
Notes on the State of Virginia | 1 |
Charles Thomsons Observations | 205 |
Draught of the Constitution | 217 |
Act for Establishing Religious Freedom | 231 |
Relative to the Murder of Logans Family | 233 |
Letters and Documents | 265 |
EXPLANATORY AND TEXTUAL NOTES | 289 |
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