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Notes on the State of Virginia

Notes on the State of Virginia

by Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson compiles these notes in response to inquiries from a foreign official regarding the geography and state of Virginia. The text provides detailed descriptions of the region's boundaries, dimensions, and physical landscape as understood in the late eighteenth century.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1784
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
330
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. Advertisement
  2. Query I. Boundaries of Virginia
  3. Query V.
  4. Query VI
  5. I. America.
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Query VIII.
  8. Query IX.
  9. QUERY XII.
  10. Query XIII.
  11. QUERY XIV.
  12. Query XV.
  13. Query XVI.
  14. Query XVII.
  15. Query XVIII.
  16. Query XX
  17. Query XXII.
  18. Appendix
  19. II.
  20. Appendix
  21. A Letter to Governor Henry, of Maryland.
  22. Dear Sir,
  23. H
  24. The Certificate of John Anderson
  25. John Anderson
  26. Samuel Shannon
  27. The Certificate of Charles Polke
  28. The Deposition of Col. William M'Kee
  29. J. H. Dewees
  30. The Declaration of Mr. John Heckewelder
  31. Part II. Chap. II
  32. John Heckewelder
  33. John Sappington