The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 5. Volume 5 includes 592 documents from 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813. America declares war on Great Britain on 18 June 1812. Jefferson counsels domestic reconciliation while suggesting that America recruit British incendiaries to burn London if British ships attack American cities. He passes on to President James Madison a long and discouraging letter from Isaac A. Coles describing American military bungling in the Niagara Campaign. An unofficial proposal that Jefferson return to public life as secretary... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 5.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 19. This volume's 601 documents show Jefferson dealing with various challenges. He is injured in a fall at Monticello, and his arm is still in a sling months later when he narrowly escapes drowning during a solitary horseback ride. Jefferson obtain... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 19.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 18. This volume's 627 documents feature a vast assortment of topics. Jefferson writes of his dread of "a doting old age." He inserts an anonymous note in the Richmond Enquirer denying that he has endorsed a candidate for the next presidential election&co... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 18.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 9. Volume Nine of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson's last years presents 523 documents from 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816. In this period, Jefferson makes three trips to Poplar Forest. During two visits to the Peaks of Otter, he ... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 9.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 7. The 526 documents printed in this volume run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814. During this period Jefferson reviews the extant sources on the 1765 Stamp Act crisis to aid William Wirt, a Patrick Henry scholar; records his largely posi... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 7.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 4. The 581 documents printed in this volume cover the period from 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812. Between these two dates, Thomas Jefferson famously declares to Charles Willson Peale that "tho' an old man, I am but a young gardener"; calculat... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 4.
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 3. This volume prints 567 documents covering the period from 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811. Thomas Jefferson is now firmly ensconced in retirement at Monticello and Poplar Forest. He is not free from legal and political concerns, however, w... - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series Volume 3.