its rays he saw, as if penciled with letters of a finer light, a motto often quoted and written by him, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." [Great applause.]

CONTENTS.

PAGK

JEFFERSON AS A CITIZEN OF THE COMMONWEALTH

OF VIRGINIA. By Hon. Andrew J. Montague, Gov-

ernor of Virginia.

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LETTERS WRITTEN WHILE IN EUROPE, 1784-1789... 1-471

To Colonel Uriah Forrest, Oct. 20, 1784..

To John Jay, May 11, 1785

To General Chastellux, June 7, 1785

To the Governor of Maryland (William Small-

wood), June 16, 1785

To John Jay, June 17, 1785

To Colonel James Monroe, June 17, 1785....

To Joseph Jones, June 19, 1785...

To Charles Thompson, June 21, 1785

To John Adams, June 23, 1785

To Monsieur Du Portail, June 27, 1786

To Colonel James Monroe, July 5, 1785

To John Adams, July 7, 1785

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To A. N. A. de Castries, July 10, 1785

To Messrs. French and Nephew, July 13, 1785..

To Dr. Styles, July 17, 1785

To John Adams, July 28, 1785

To Baron de Thulemeyer, July 28, 1785

To Messrs. N. & J. Van Staphorst, July 30, 1785

To John Adams, July 31, 1785...

To William Short, July, 1785

To A. N. A. de Castries, August 3, 1785

To John Adams, August 6, 1785

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LETTERS WRITTEN WHILE IN EUROPE-Continued.

To Dr. Richard Price, August 7, 1785

To John Adams, August 10, 1785

To John Jay, August 14, 1785

To John Jay, August 14, 1785

To the Count Charles Gravier de Vergennes,

August 15, 1785

To Captain John Paul Jones, August 17, 1785.

To William Carmichael, August 18, 1785....

To Mrs. Trist, August 18, 1785..

To Peter Carr, August 19, 1785

To John Page, August 20, 1785...

To the Governor of Virginia, August 22, 1785.

To John Jay, August 23, 1785 ...

To Colonel James Monroe, August 28, 1785
To John Jay, August 30, 1785

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To James Madison, September 1, 1785

To Messrs. Dumas & Short, September 1, 1785

To John Adams, September 4, 1785

To David Hartley, September 5, 1785

To Baron Geismer, September 6, 1785

To John Langdon, September 11, 1785... . .

To Monsieur de La Valée, September 11, 1785.

To Monsieur le Marquis de Poncins, September

11, 1785 ...

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To James Madison, September 20, 1785. . . . . . .

To Edmund Randolph, September 20, 1785

To John Adams, September 24, 1785

To John Adams, September 24, 1785 .

To Francis Hopkinson, September 25, 1785 ..

To R. Izard, September 26, 1785...

To Charles Bellini, September 30, 1785...

To James Madison, October 2, 1785

To Dr. Benjamin Franklin, October 5, 1785

To Samuel Osgood, Oct. 5, 1785

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LETTERS WRITTEN WHILE IN EUROPE-Continued.

To John Jay, Oct. 6, 1785

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To Elbridge Gerry, Oct. 11, 1785..

To Count de Vergennes, Oct. 11, 1785

To John Jay, October 11, 1785..

To John Adams, October 11, 1785..

To Messrs. Van Staphorst, October 12, 1785

To Monsieur Desbordes, October 12, 1785

To Count Gysbert Charles van Hogendorp, Octo-

ber 13, 1785

To John Bannister, Junior, Oct. 15, 1785

To Baron de Thulemeyer, Oct. 16, 1785

To William Carmichael, Oct. 18, 1785...

To Count d'Aranda, Oct. 22, 1785

To Messrs. Van Staphorst, Oct. 25, 1785

To William Carmichael, November 4, 1785

To Richard O'Bryan, Nov. 4, 1785

To W. W. Seward, Nov. 12, 1785

To Count de Vergennes, Nov. 14, 1785

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To the Governor of Georgia (Samuel Elbert),

Dec. 22, 1785 ..

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To the Georgia Delegates in Congress, Dec. 22,

To Major-General Nathanael Greene, January 12,