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The Jeffersonian cyclopedia;

a comprehensive collection of the views of Thomas Jefferson classified and arranged in alphabetical order under nine thousand titles relating to government, politics, law, education, political economy, finance, science, art, literature, religious freedom, morals, etc.;
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
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PREFACE
  
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  
CHRONOLOGY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
  
LIST OF PATRONS
  
THE JEFFERSON CYCLOPEDIA
  
PLAN OF THE WORK AND EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS

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8861. WABASH PROPHET, Pretensions of.—
  
8862. WALSH (Robert), English critics and.—
  
8863. WALSH (Robert), English critics and.—[continued].
  
8864. WAR, Abhorrent.—
  
8865. WAR, America and.—
  
8866. WAR, Americans in.—
  
8867. WAR, Avoidance of.—
  
8868. WAR, Avoidance of.—[continued].
  
8869. WAR, Avoidance of.—[further continued].
  
8870. WAR, Avoidance of.—[further continued] .
  
8871. WAR, Bankruptcy and.—
  
8872. WAR, Bribery vs.—
  
8873. WAR, Bribery vs.—[continued].
  
8874. WAR, Commerce and.—
  
8875. WAR, Commerce vs.—
  
8876. WAR, Contracts in.—
  
8877. WAR, Debt and.—
  
8878. WAR, Deprecated.—
  
8879. WAR, Distresses of.—
  
8880. WAR, Embargo vs.—
  
8881. WAR, Evils of.—
  
8882. WAR, Executives and.—
  
8883. WAR, Genius for.—
  
8884. WAR, Holy.—
  
8885. WAR, Holy.—[continued].
  
8886. WAR, Honor and.—
  
8887. WAR, Indian allies in.—
  
8888. WAR, Injury.—
  
8889. WAR, Insult and.—
  
8890.
  
8891. WAR, Interest and.—
  
8892. WAR, Justifiable.—
  
8893. WAR, Losses in Revolutionary.—
  
8894. WAR, Markets and.—
  
8895. WAR, Monarchies and.—
  
8896. WAR, Moral duty.—
  
8897. WAR, One enough.—
  
8898. WAR, One enough.—[continued].
  
8899. WAR, One enough.—[further continued].
  
8900. WAR, Opposition to.—
  
8901. WAR, Paroles.—
  
8902. WAR, Peace vs.—
  
8903. WAR, Peace vs.—[continued].
  
8904. WAR, Power to declare.—
  
8905. WAR, Power to declare.—[continued].
  
8906. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued].
  
8907. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued] .
  
8908. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued].
  
8909. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued] .
  
8910. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued].
  
8911. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued] .
  
8912. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued]..
  
8913. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued] .
  
8914. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued]..
  
8915. WAR, Power to declare.—[further continued]
  
8916. WAR, Preferable.—
  
8917. WAR, Premeditated.—
  
8918. WAR, Preparations for.—
  
8919. WAR, Prevention of.—
  
8920. WAR, Principles and.—
  
— WAR, Prisoners of.—
  
8921. WAR, Punishment by.—
  
8922. WAR, Quixotic.—
  
8923. WAR, Readiness for.—
  
8924. WAR, Reason and.—
  
8925. WAR, Redress of wrongs by.—
  
8926. WAR, Resort to.—
  
8927. WAR, Retaliation in.—
  
8928. WAR, Revolutionary.—
  
8929. WAR, Secretaryship of.—
  
8930. WAR, Security against.—
  
8931. WAR, Taxation and.—
  
8932. WAR, Taxation for.—
  
8933. WAR, Unfeared.—
  
8934. WAR, Unfeared.—[continued].
  
8935. WAR, Unity in.—
  
8936. WAR, Unity in.—[continued].
  
8937. WAR, Unprepared for.—
  
8938. WAR, Unprofitable.—
  
8939. WAR, Weakness provokes.—
  
8940. WARDS, Advantages of.—
  
8941. WARDS, Good government and.
  
8942. WARDS, Primary schools and.—
  
8943. WARDS, Size of.—
  
8944. WARDS, Vital principle.—
  
8945. WAR OF 1812, Acrimonious.—
  
8946. WAR OF 1812, Benefits of.—
  
8947. WAR OF 1812, Benefits of.—[continued].
  
8948. WAR OF 1812, British expectations in.—
  
8949. WAR OF 1812, Causes of.—
  
8950. WAR OF 1812, Conquest and.—
  
8951. WAR OF 1812, Declaration of.—
  
8952. WAR OF 1812, Declaration of.—[continued].
  
8953. WAR OF 1812, Grounds of.—
  
8954. WAR OF 1812, Hartford convention and.—
  
8955. WAR OF 1812, Justifiable.—
  
8956. WAR OF 1812, Lessons of.—
  
8957. WAR OF 1812, Markets and.—
  
8958. WAR OF 1812, Misrepresented.—
  
8959. WAR OF 1812, Misrepresented.—[continued].
  
8960. WAR OF 1812, Misrepresented.—[further continued].
  
8961. WAR OF 1812, Prolongation of.
  
8962. WAR OF 1812, Provocation.—
  
8963. WAR OF 1812, Reparation and.
  
8964. WAR OF 1812, Victory and defeat.—
  
8965. WAR OF 1812, Victory and defeat.—[continued].
  
8966. WAR (Prisoners of), Comfort of.
  
8967. WAR (Prisoners of), Exchange of.—
  
8968. WAR (Prisoners of), Health of.—
  
8969. WAR (Prisoners of), Relief of.—
  
8970. WAR (Prisoners of), Treatment of.—
  
8971. WASHINGTON (City), Appropriations.—
  
8972. WASHINGTON (City), Attachment to.—
  
8973. WASHINGTON (City), British capture of.—
  
8974. WASHINGTON (City), British capture of.—[continued].
  
8975. WASHINGTON (City), British capture of.—[further continued].
  
8976. WASHINGTON (City), British capture of.—[further continued] .
  
8977. WASHINGTON (City), British capture of.—[further continued].
  
8978. WASHINGTON (City), Building line.—
  
8979. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—
  
8980. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[continued].
  
8981. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued].
  
8982. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued] .
  
8983. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued].
  
8984. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued] .
  
8985. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued].
  
8986. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued] .
  
8987. WASHINGTON (City), Foundation of.—[further continued]..
  
8988. WASHINGTON (City), Future of.—
  
8989. WASHINGTON (City), Houses.—
  
8990. WASHINGTON (City), Houses.—[continued].
  
8991. WASHINGTON (City), Lots.—
  
8992. WASHINGTON (City), Plans of.
  
8993. WASHINGTON (City), Plans of. [continued].
  
8994. WASHINGTON (City), Residence in.—
  
8995. WASHINGTON (City), Streets.—
  
8996. WASHINGTON (George), Advice and.—
  
8997. WASHINGTON (George), Attacks on.—
  
8998. WASHINGTON (George), Attacks on.—[continued].
  
8999. WASHINGTON (George), Ceremony and.—
  
9000. WASHINGTON (George), Cincinnati and.—
  
9001. WASHINGTON (George), Confidence in.—
  
9002. WASHINGTON (George), Crown refused.—
  
9003. WASHINGTON (George), Errors of.—
  
9004. WASHINGTON (George), Errors of.—[continued].
  
9005. WASHINGTON (George), Errors of.—[further continued].
  
9006. WASHINGTON (George), Estimate of.—
  
9007. WASHINGTON (George), Fame of.—
  
9008. WASHINGTON (George), Fame of.—[continued].
  
9009. WASHINGTON (George), Fame of.—[further continued].
  
9010. WASHINGTON (George), Farewell address of.—
  
9011. WASHINGTON (George), Federalists and.—
  
9012. WASHINGTON (George), Federalists and.—[continued].
  
9013. WASHINGTON (George), Federalists and.—[further continued].
  
9014. WASHINGTON (George), Influence of.—
  
9015. WASHINGTON (George), Jefferson and.—
  
9016. WASHINGTON (George), Just.—
  
9017. WASHINGTON (George), Loved and venerated.—
  
9018. WASHINGTON (George), Marshall's life of.—
  
9019. WASHINGTON (George), Medallion of.—
  
9020. WASHINGTON (George), Memory of.—
  
9021. WASHINGTON (George), National monument to.—
  
9022. WASHINGTON (George), Oath of office.—
  
9023. WASHINGTON (George), Opinions of.—
  
9024. WASHINGTON (George), Opposition to administration.—
  
9025. WASHINGTON (George), Opposition to administration.—[continued].
  
9026. WASHINGTON (George), Opposition to administration.—[further continued].
  
9027. WASHINGTON (George), Popularity of.—
  
9028. WASHINGTON (George), President.—
  
9029. WASHINGTON (George), Presidential reeligibility and.—
  
9030. WASHINGTON (George), Prudent.—
  
9031. WASHINGTON (George), Republicanism of.—
  
9032. WASHINGTON (George), Republicanism of.—[continued].
  
9033. WASHINGTON (George), Republicans and.—
  
9034. WASHINGTON (George), Second term.—
  
9035. WASHINGTON (George), Second term.—[continued].
  
9036. WASHINGTON (George), Second term.—[further continued].
  
9037. WASHINGTON (George), Statue of.—
  
9038. WASHINGTON (George), Statue of.—[continued].
  
9039. WASHINGTON (George), Statue of.—[further continued].
  
9040. WATERHOUSE (Dr.), Marine hospital appointment.—
  
9041. WATERHOUSE (Dr.), Marine hospital appointment.—[continued].
  
9042. WATERHOUSE (Dr.), Marine hospital appointment.—[further continued].
  
9043. WEAKNESS, National.—
  
9044. WEALTH, Acquirement of.—
  
9045. WEALTH, Aristocracy of.—
  
9046. WEALTH, Checks on.—
  
9047. WEALTH, Croakings of.—
  
9048. WEALTH, Dominion of.—
  
9049. WEALTH, Freedom vs.—
  
9050. WEALTH, Freedom vs.—[continued].
  
9051. WEALTH, Greediness for.—
  
9052. WEALTH, Liberty and.—
  
9053. WEALTH, Overgrown.—
  
9054. WEALTH, Protection of.—
  
9055. WEALTH, Public office and.—
  
9056. WEATHER, Contemporary observations.—
  
9057. WEATHER, Daily observations.
  
9058. WEATHER, Extreme cold.—
  
9059. WEATHER, Moon and.—
  
9060. WEATHER, Parisian.—
  
9061. WEBSTER (Daniel), Future of.—
  
9062. WEBSTER (Noah), Estimate of.
  
— WEIGHTS, Standard of.—
  
9063. WELFARE, Public.—
  
— WELFARE CLAUSE, General.—
  
9064. WEST AND SOUTH, Free government in.—
  
9065. WEST AND SOUTH, Free government in.—[continued].
  
9066. WEST INDIES, British.—
  
9067. WEST INDIES, Coalition with French.—
  
9068. WEST INDIES, Commerce with.
  
9069. WEST INDIES, Commerce with. [continued].
  
9070. WEST INDIES, Commerce with. [further continued].
  
9071. WEST INDIES, Commerce with. [further continued].
  
9072. WEST INDIES, Commerce with [further continued].
  
9073. WEST INDIES, Commerce with. [further continued] .
  
9074. WEST INDIES, Commerce with. [further continued].
  
9075. WEST INDIES, Confederation of.—
  
9076. WEST INDIES, Dominion of.—
  
9077. WEST INDIES, French.—
  
9078. WEST INDIES, French concession.—
  
9079. WEST INDIES, French concession.—[continued].
  
9080. WEST INDIES, Interposition in.
  
9081. WEST INDIES, Liberty in French.—
  
9082. WEST INDIES, Monopoly of.—
  
9083. WEST INDIES, Negroes in.—
  
9084. WEST INDIES, Negroes in.—[continued].
  
9085. WEST INDIES, Negroes in.—[further continued].
  
9086. WEST INDIES, Opening the.—
  
9087. WEST INDIES, Portuguese.—
  
9088. WEST INDIES, Prosperity of.—
  
9089. WEST INDIES, Proximity.—
  
9090. WEST INDIES, San Domingo.—
  
— WEST POINT, Academy.—
  
9091. WESTERN EXPLORATION, Michaux expedition.—
  
9092. WESTERN POSTS, British retention of.—
  
9093. WESTERN POSTS, Demand for surrender.—
  
9094. WESTERN TERRITORY, Acceptance of cession.—
  
9095. WESTERN TERRITORY, Deed of cession.—
  
9096. WESTERN TERRITORY, Division into States.—
  
9097. WESTERN TERRITORY, Division into States.—[continued].
  
9098. WESTERN TERRITORY, Government for.—
  
9099. WESTERN TERRITORY, Government for.—[continued].
  
9100. WESTERN TERRITORY, Inhabitants.—
  
9101. WESTERN TERRITORY, Inhabitants.—[continued].
  
9102. WESTERN TERRITORY, Separation from Virginia.—
  
9103. WESTERN TERRITORY, Separation from Virginia.—[continued].
  
9104. WESTERN TERRITORY, Slavery in.—
  
— WESTERN TERRITORY, Trade of.
  
9105. WHALE OIL, Candles.—
  
9106. WHALE OIL, Duties on.—
  
9107. WHALE OIL, Duties on.—[continued].
  
9108. WHALE OIL, England and.—
  
9109. WHALE OIL, Lafayette and.—
  
9110. WHALE OIL, Markets for.—
  
9111. WHALING, Encouragement of.
  
9112. WHEAT, British prohibition of.
  
9113. WHEAT, Cultivation of.—
  
9114. WHEAT, Weevils and.—
  
— WHEATLEY (Phyllis).—
  
— WHEELS (Wooden).—
  
9115. WHIGS, Loyalty of.—
  
9116. WHIGS, Principles of.—
  
9117. WHIGS, Tories and.—
  
9118. WHISKY, Commutation.—
  
9119. WHISKY, Commutation.—[continued].
  
9120. WHISKY, Indians and.—
  
9121. WHISKY, Loathsome effects.—
  
9122. WHISKY, Military supplies.—
  
9123. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—
  
9124. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—[continued].
  
9125. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—[further continued].
  
9126. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—[further continued] .
  
9127. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—[further continued].
  
9128. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—[further continued] .
  
9129. WHISKY, Sale to Indians.—[further continued].
  
9130. WHISKY, Tax on.—
  
9131. WHISKY INSURRECTION, Commencement.—
  
9132. WHISKY INSURRECTION, Hamilton and.—
  
9133. WHISKY INSURRECTION, Military and.—
  
9134. WHISKY INSURRECTION, Proclamation against.—
  
9135. WHISKY INSURRECTION, Proclamation against.—[continued].
  
9136. WILKINSON (James), Burr's conspiracy.—
  
9137. WILKINSON (James), Commended.—
  
9138. WILKINSON (James), Confidence in.—
  
9139. WILKINSON (James), Injustice for.—
  
9140. WILKINSON (James), Plans against Burr.—
  
9141. WILKINSON (James), Suspicions.—
  
9142. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, Aid for.—
  
9143. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, Attachment for.—
  
9144. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, Changes.—
  
9145. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, Church establishment.—
  
9146. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, Rivalry.—
  
9147. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, Unfavorable location.—
  
9148. WINDS, Systematic observations on.—
  
9149. WINES, Making.—
  
9150. WINES, Making.—[continued].
  
9151. WINES, Making.—[further continued].
  
9152. WINES, Sobriety and.—
  
9153. WINES, Tax on.—
  
9154. WINES, Tax on.—[continued].
  
9155. WIRT (William), Seat in Congress.—
  
9156. WISDOM, Hereditary.—
  
9157. WISDOM, Honesty and.—
  
9158. WISTAR (Caspar), Philosophical society and.—
  
— WOMEN, Appointment to office.—
  
9159. WOMEN, Barbarism and.—
  
9160. WOMEN, Civilization and.—
  
9161. WOMEN, Domestic life.—
  
9162. WOMEN, Domestic life.—[continued].
  
— WOMEN, Education.—
  
9163. WOMEN, Government and.—
  
9164. WOMEN, Horseback riding.—
  
9165. WOMEN, Labor and.—
  
9166. WOMEN, Labor and.—[continued].
  
9167. WOMEN, Natural equality of.—
  
9168. WOMEN, Needlework.—
  
9169. WOMEN, Politics and.—
  
9170. WOMEN, Tenderness for.—
  
9171. WORDS, Use of.—
  
9172. WORLD, End of.—
  
9173. WORTH, American appreciation of.—
  
9174. WORTH, Esteem for moral.—
  
9175. WRETCHEDNESS, Life and.—
  
9176. WRIGHT (Frances), Works of.—
  
9177. WRITING, For newspapers.—
  
9178. WRITING, Illegible.—
  
9179. WRONG, Correction of.—
  
9180. WRONG, Opposition to foreign.—
  
9181. WRONG, Resistance to.—
  
9182. WRONG, Restrain.—
  
9183. WRONG, Submission to.—
  
9184. WRONGS, Republican vs. Monarchical.—
  
9185. WYTHE (George), Ability of.—
  
9186. WYTHE (George), American Revolution and.—
  
9187. WYTHE (George), American Revolution and.—[continued].
  
9188. WYTHE (George), Cato of America.—
  
9189. WYTHE (George), Honor of his age.—
  
9190. WYTHE (George), Lectures of.—
  
9191. WYTHE (George), Mentor and friend.—
  
9192. WYTHE (George), Supporter of Jefferson.—
  
9193. WYTHE (George), Virtuous.—
  
9194. WYTHE (George), Virtuous.—[continued].
  
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8997. WASHINGTON (George), Attacks on.—

The President is extremely affected by
the attacks made and kept up on him in the public
papers. I think he feels those things more
than any person I ever yet met with. I am
sincerely sorry to see them.—
To James Madison. Washington ed. iii, 579. Ford ed., vi, 293.
(June. 1793)

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