The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 35: 1 August to 30 November 1801

by Thomas Jefferson

For the first two months covered by this volume, Thomas Jefferson is residing at Monticello, avoiding the "rather sickly" season in the nation's capital. His mountaintop house finally has a roof and both daughters and their families come to stay with him. Using cowpox vaccine received from Benjamin Waterhouse, he undertakes what he calls "my experiment," the systematic inoculation of family members and slaves against the smallpox.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691137730
• ISBN13: 9780691137735
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.6" x 9.3"