Project Gutenberg 2005-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 493 Jefferson, Thomas 1743 1826 United States President (1801-1809) Randolph, Thomas Jefferson 1792 1875 Randolph, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson) Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 Produced by David Widger "Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson" edited by Thomas Jefferson Randolph is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This compilation gathers the personal letters and reflections of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, primarily during his time as Minister to France. The work presents a unique insight into the political climate of the late 18th century, particularly surrounding moments of revolutionary change in France. At the start of this volume, the opening letters reveal Jefferson's concerns regarding communication with key figures like John Jay, as well as the political turbulence unfolding in France during July 1789. He discusses the growing unrest and the implications of events such as the capture of French merchant vessels by Algerines and the potential political ramifications. Jefferson details the revolutionary fervor in Paris, including the escalating tensions between the people and the monarchy, captured vividly in his accounts of food shortages and the public's reaction to the government's ineffectiveness. Through these letters, readers get a window into Jefferson’s perspective on the significant sociopolitical transformations occurring at the time, highlighting his engagement with the revolutionary ideas of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 1500733 2025-06-07T09:25:52.015158 text/html 1531770 2021-02-25T21:39:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 1272417 2021-02-25T21:40:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1421504 2025-06-07T09:26:15.250054 application/epub+zip 1447613 2025-06-07T09:25:59.227137 application/epub+zip 588871 2025-06-07T09:25:56.319160 application/epub+zip 2174316 2025-06-07T09:26:28.245501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1965846 2025-06-07T09:26:11.816092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893283 2022-09-08T07:30:52.036439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1270816 2025-06-07T09:25:49.244189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1270802 2020-12-12T14:55:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 444302 2020-12-12T14:55:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1269097 2020-12-12T14:55:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 443798 2020-12-12T14:55:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1269071 2020-12-12T14:55:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443517 2020-12-12T14:55:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23327 2025-06-07T09:26:28.431492 application/rdf+xml 27298 2025-06-07T09:25:56.957148 image/jpeg 4934 2025-06-07T09:25:56.635183 image/jpeg 1374322 2025-06-07T09:25:52.149169 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia