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Correspondent James Lee and his wife created an Edgar Allan Poe weekend road trip to commemorate the author's death in October 1849. Poe acclaimed author of "The Raven," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and many more had several connections to Hampton Roads.
Jefferson s twilight years were spent, in part, defining and defending his legacy. During his final decade, Jefferson drafted an autobiography, created political memorandum books, became increasingly concerned about the preservation of historical documents, and staunchly defended his role as author of the Declaration of Independence. At key points in his life Jefferson had drawn up lists of his achievements, and on the verge of death he designed his own gravestone and epitaph: Author of the Declaration of Independence [and] of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia. Though critics questioned his role in writing the Declaration
Although Thomas Jefferson was in France serving as United States minister when the Federal Constitution was written in 1787, he was able to influence the development of the federal government through his correspondence. Later his actions as the first secretary of state, vice president, leader of the first political opposition party, and third president of the United States were crucial in shaping the look of the nation s capital and defining the powers of the Constitution and the nature of the emerging republic.
Jefferson played a major role in the planning, design, and construction of a national capitol and the federal district. In the various