[applause] to i would say half of the rating and a big chunk of the research i did while i had a fellowship for jefferson studies. I want to think andrew for that and my good friend for many acts of friendship does the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation chair at the university of virginia. I want to think mary Scott Fleming for keeping the trains running on time for this presentation and to Christopher Oliver assistance to a range of this. And managing the fellowship that i so have profitably and so spent here. Also might sister and her brother traveling here for connecticut also alan taylor one of the leaders of the of escape from the virginia plantation during the war of 1812. Since it is monticello lets begin with Thomas Jefferson and this is a that comes from a letter that he wrote in response to his former secretary. He wrote this letter August August 251814 which is a low point in the United States will recall the war of 1,812th. If you know, of the occupation and the partial b
My sister, carol and my brotherinlaw, marty, for traveling here from connecticut for this. And i want to thank tina dunkley and their family for coming. Tina has come in from atlanta. They are the descendents of one of the leaders of the largest single escape of slaves from a virginia plantation during the war of 1812. And since it is monticello we begin with Thomas Jefferson and his words here. And this is a quote that comes from a letter he wrote in response to edward cole, his former secretary. He wrote this letter, and as you can see, august 25, 1814, which is a low point to the United States and its war against the british empire, the war we call the war in 1812 but a war which lasted in to 1815. Now, those of you who know about the occupation and the partial burning of washington will recognize that august 25 was right after the british had occupied washington and while the buildings were burning. Jefferson was writing this letter from monticello so he didnt know yet about that b
He wasnt the finding stories, i very quickly realized that what the sources i had gotten to the end of them. Finding books though, i did find some books that were signed. And i did fine that i met with a curator to look at a ring as having once belonged to Benjamin Franklin and i am thinking that franklin is not wearing a ring. And not in the portrait. And it was a morning rain, like someone with diet and would give out a memento and it was being worn by james nephew. And he had actually deeded that specific ring to her granddaughter in her room will. And like a lot of things that once belonged to him, it only survived because it in this case it had a fictitious connection to Benjamin Franklin. So i made them change the catalog entry. But when they werent looking at the good habits piece and put it on. You know, im never going to be let in there again. But i thought, no one has asked look at this room in two centuries. So im going to put it on. [laughter] and i could barely get it off
We were just waiting for opinions to greg. Benefits is really true, but it was in our interest for him to say that. Oddly enough, check presented up sort this radical feeling over there in france and before he left, he told thomas paine, williams short, another abolitionists over there going to get back to america, he was going to train slaves, settle them on land at sharecroppers and the certainty they would become good citizens and free people in the United States. But when he got back to the United States, things changed. He came back with his daughter, pat c. It turned out she needed a dowry because she met her husband, Thomas Mann Randolph and they decided to get married in a hurry from the only way jefferson could set them up in the household was to give them land and a lot of slaves. He gave his daughter 25, little and big. He began to think of rebuilding monticello and he needed money they needed to rely on to retrain displaced worse. He suddenly called upon them to acquire a f
Lengthy preface. Why lincoln rejected all meaningful comprise which meant the territories. But there must be one thing more. Im going talk about three different men tonight. One of you, one of them all of you know know his name Abraham Lincoln what he was and what he did. The other two not so well known. Probably a number of you are familiar with henry clay. The great kentucky statesman. Probably few know of William Henry in 1860 was a senator from new york state and prior to lincolns nomination for the presidency, was by far the most notable and well known republican in the country. Finally, here i am. Ready to start. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. From the Jefferson Library in char latesville relationship to slavery. He reports that ownership and labor of the slaifts but americas third president called silent professionals. And jeffrey jeffersons papers in the research. Its just over an hour. Our guest speaker this afternoon is Henry Weincek he will be t