Chapter I: Part II: ends with an unfinished sentence, and an incomplete address

It has been left as printed.

The dated sidenote "1778, Sept. 5." is out of order, and may be an
error.

Text references indicated by (A.), (B.), (3.)...(7.) point to an
Appendix to the Notes on Virginia.

The following possible inconsistencies/printer errors/archaic
spellings/different names for different entities were pointed
out by the proofers, and left as printed:

Chippewas and Chippawas

Muskingum and Muskinghum

Rappahanoc, Rappahannoc, Rappahànoc

Duponçeau and Duponceau

Pawtomac, Potomac, Potomak, Powtomac,

Pottawatomies, Powtawatamies, Powtewatamy

Monongalia, Monongahela

Mississippi, Missisipi

Miller, Millar

Maudan, Mandan

levee and levée

THE
WRITINGS
OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON:

BEING HIS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS, MESSAGES,
ADDRESSES, AND OTHER WRITINGS, OFFICIAL
AND PRIVATE.

PUBLISHED BY THE ORDER OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS ON THE
LIBRARY,
FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS,
DEPOSITED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES, TABLES OF CONTENTS, AND A COPIOUS INDEX
TO EACH VOLUME, AS WELL AS A GENERAL INDEX TO THE WHOLE,

BY THE EDITOR
H. A. WASHINGTON.

VOL. VIII.

NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED BY RIKER, THORNE & CO.
WASHINGTON, D.C.:--TAYLOR & MAURY.
1854.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of
Columbia.

EZRA N. GROSSMAN, PRINTER,
211 & 213 Centre st., N.Y.

CONTENTS TO VOL. VIII.