Virginia calls colonies to independence with Lee Resolution
After receiving instruction from Williamsburg, Richard Henry Lee proposed that: these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: Thomas Jefferson
George Washington First in War, Peace, Hearts of Countrymen
Unanimously appointed to lead Contintal Army, George Washington was the metaphor of the American Revolution needed to bring unity to the colonies.
Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Treatise: Rights of British America
Before the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson boldly addressed the king to boldly protect the American colonists’ rights as British citizens.
The Providential History of our Founding Fathers
Excellent book presenting evidence about the Christianity of our Founding Fathers, who formed a nation based on religious freedom.
Following the Lewis and Clark Trail from Virginia to Oregon
While flying west, I had a bird’s eye view of much of the land that Lewis and Clark saw from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains.
Thomas Jefferson Books at the Library of Congress
When the books studied by Congress were destroyed in the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold his 6000+ volumed book collection to Congress.
Jefferson’s Retreat, Poplar Forest, Newly Restored
The morning after meeting with Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette of 1824 at one of the Lynchburg theaters, I suggested we visit Poplar Forest.
The Inn at Court Square in Historic Charlottesville
Remembering a charming inn I had began following, I discovered it was only a block away from lots of dining inside historic buildings.
Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe – Charlottesville Courthouse
Distinctively, three young men began their legal careers at the Albemarle County Courthouse: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.
Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy on the Monticello Wine Trail
Hailed as America’s “first distinguished viticulurist”, Jefferson’s vineyard cultivation journey was apparently marked more by struggles than successes.
