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}} | }}As Vice President of the United States, [[Thomas Jefferson]] served as President of the Senate from 1797 to 1801. During that time, he worked on a manual of parliamentary procedure, based on notes formed while he was a student at the College of William & Mary. He also [[Thomas Jefferson to Wythe, 7 April 1800|wrote to his old professor, George Wythe]], for advice (Wythe, in his 70s, regretfully declined). Jefferson's manual was published in 1801. | ||
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | |||
In a [[Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1800|letter dated April 23, 1800]], Wythe wrote to Jefferson, "Whenever that εγχειριδιον περι την σνμβουλην νομοθετικην [Manual of Legislative Counsel], which thou art preparing shall be published, as I anxiously hope it will be, reserve two or three copies for me." | |||
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[[Category:Thomas Mann Randolph's Books]] | [[Category:Thomas Mann Randolph's Books]] | ||
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | [[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | ||
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by Thomas Jefferson
| Jefferson's Manual | ||
 at the College of William & Mary. |
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| Author | Thomas Jefferson | |
| Published | Washington City: Samuel Harrison Smith | |
| Date | 1801 | |
| Language | English | |
As Vice President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson served as President of the Senate from 1797 to 1801. During that time, he worked on a manual of parliamentary procedure, based on notes formed while he was a student at the College of William & Mary. He also wrote to his old professor, George Wythe, for advice (Wythe, in his 70s, regretfully declined). Jefferson's manual was published in 1801.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
In a letter dated April 23, 1800, Wythe wrote to Jefferson, "Whenever that εγχειριδιον περι την σνμβουλην νομοθετικην [Manual of Legislative Counsel], which thou art preparing shall be published, as I anxiously hope it will be, reserve two or three copies for me."
See also
- An Appendix to the Notes on Virginia Relative to the Murder of the Logan Family
- Jefferson Inventory
- Notes on the State of Virginia
- Thomas Jefferson
- Wythe's Library
References
External Links
Read this book in Google Books.