The Jefferson Lies (46 page)

interdenominational cooperation,
46
,
173

Unitarian emphasis on,
187

in Virginia,
171

Iredell, James,
35

Irvin, William,
157

J

Janicek, Zdenek,
xiii

Jarratt, Devereaux,
171

Jefferson, Field,
9

Jefferson, Isaac,
Memoirs of a Monticello Slave
,
11

Jefferson, Jane,
4

Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth I,
4

Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth II,
4

Jefferson, Martha (“Patsy,” daughter),
4
,
11
–
12
,
170
,
181

on Jefferson grief at wife's death,
169

Jefferson, Martha (wife),
168

Jefferson, Mary (“Maria,” “Polly”),
4

death,
170

Jefferson, Randolph (brother of Tom), as likely father of Hemings children,
10
–
12

Jefferson, Thomas

as advocate for emancipation,
94

as ambassador to France,
4
,
103
,
169
,
212

attitude toward Callender,
18

avoidance of negatives,
200

background,
33

biographies,
4
,
201

cash shortage,
93

concerns over Missouri Compromise,
107
–
108

daughters,
4

Federalist criticism,
144
,
145
–
147

financial records and church support,
158

granddaughter's description,
213
–
214

grandson's description,
200
,
214

humility,
210
–
211

languages known,
79

letters by,
167

manners,
211
–
212

on moral teachings of Jesus,
78

non-participation in Constitution framing,
117
–
118

personal attacks against,
25

presidential election of 1800,
143
–
144

private life,
213

as Secretary of State,
142

as slave owner,
91

spiritual change in life,
167
–
168

titles of honor,
xi

as vice president,
17

as visionary,
xii

Jefferson Bible,
67
–
83

Jefferson Reorganization,
46

Jeroboam,
147

Jesus

Jefferson's 1804 work about,
70
,
72

Jefferson's advice to Carr,
62
–
63

Jefferson's writings on,
178

and the Trinity,
175

Jewish World Review
,
13

Joshua,
199

K

Kansas-Nebraska Act,
111

Kaskaskia tribe, treaty with,
71
–
72
,
135

Kennedy, Anthony,
137

Kennedy, John F.,
xii
–
xiii

Kentucky Abolition Society,
91
,
106

Kentucky Resolution of 1798,
124

King, Martin Luther Jr.,
112

Kings College,
45

Knox, Samuel,
45
,
157

Kosinski, Jerzy,
xiii

Kozyrev, Andrei,
xiv

Kramnick, Isaac,
The Godless Constitution
,
xxii

L

Lacey, John,
81

Lafayette, Marquis de,
xii
,
108

Latin Bible,
69

Laurens, John,
89

law religion,
161
,
195

laws of nature,
xxi
,
35

Bible and,
62

Lee, Henry,
23

Lee, Richard Henry,
33
,
89

Leland, John

on black involvement in Awakening,
172

financial support from Jefferson,
158

giant cheese gift for Jefferson,
150
–
151

on priestcraft,
159

support for Jefferson,
149
–
150

Lemen, James,
104
–
105
,
106

Levy, Leonard,
32
,
46
–
47

Lewis, Jan,
15

Libertines,
60

liberty,
xiii

Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
(Jefferson),
74
–
82

congressional resolution for government printing,
81

presentation to senators and representatives at swearing in,
82

Lincoln, Abraham,
110
–
111

Lincoln, Levi,
187

Linn, William,
70
,
146

Locke, John,
37
,
38
,
40
–
41

Lossing, Benson,
xiv

Louisiana Territory

Christian school,
135

purchase,
43

Lyons, Stephen,
85
–
86

M

Madison, James,
33
,
107

Callender correspondence to,
17

Callender's accusations against,
23

on Hume,
37

meeting with Callender,
19

record of Christian theological writings,
53
–
54

Malone, Dumas,
74
,
207

Callender description by,
24

on faith of Jefferson,
190

on personal attacks of Jefferson,
25

Marine Band, at Capitol worship,
134

marriage, Jefferson's bill for protecting,
132

Marsden, George,
33

Marsh v. Chambers
(1983),
137

Marshall, Thurgood,
137

Martin, Benjamin Ellis,
24

Martin, Luther,
87

Mason, George,
33
,
89

Mason, John,
146
–
147

Massachusetts

abolition of slavery in,
101

witch trials,
xvii
–
xviii
,
218
n
34

math instruction,
205

Mather, Increase,
xvii

Maury, James Fontaine,
33

Maury, Matthew,
158

May, Samuel,
186

Mayer, David,
2

Mayflower Compact of 1620,
ix

McCormick, Andrew,
158

McCullough, David,
207

Memoirs of a Monticello Slave
(Isaac Jefferson),
11

Memoirs of His Life
(Jefferson),
110

Methodists,
xx

decline in Virginia,
173
–
174

“Republican Methodists,”
152

traveling clergy,
156

in Virginia,
171

Meunier, Louis Dominique de,
103

Michigan, as antislavery state,
103

Middle colonies, racial views,
89

Miller, John C.,
24

Miller, Samuel,
70
,
157

Minimalism,
xxi
–
xxii
,
74
,
77
,
149
,
162
,
197
–
198

definition of history and,
210

remedy for,
207
–
208

Minnesota, as antislavery state,
103

miracles, in Jefferson's writings about Jesus,
73
,
80

missionary efforts to Indians, Jefferson and,
71
–
72
,
135

Missouri Compromise,
111

and slavery expansion,
107

Modernism,
xx
–
xxi
,
74
,
76
,
142
,
197

antidote to,
203
–
207

definition of history and,
210

monarchy, clergy support for,
160

money devaluation, and Jefferson cash shortage,
93

Monroe, James,
17

Jefferson's letter on Callender,
26
–
27

meeting with Callender,
19
–
20

Montesquieu, Charles,
37

Moore, Jeremiah,
157

Jefferson communication with,
162
–
163

Moore, Laurence,
The Godless Constitution
,
xxii

moral teachings

Jefferson's study of,
74
–
82

of Jesus, Jefferson on,
78

Unitarian emphasis on,
186

Morris, Gouverneur,
135

Morris, Governor,
86
–
87

mulatto
,
28
–
30

N

Nashoba, Tennessee,
108

Nature
,
6
,
12

nature, laws of,
xxi
,
35

Bible and,
62

Negro President
(Wills),
85
–
86

Nelson, Thomas,
33

New England

clergy opposition to Jefferson,
149

religious freedom vs. state-established denomination,
156
–
157

New Hampshire, abolition of slavery in,
101

New Jersey, abolition of slavery in,
101

New York, abolition of slavery in,
101

Newton, Isaac,
38

theological works,
39
–
40

“No Child Left Behind,”
204

North vs. South, Jefferson's observations,
142
–
143

Northern colonies

Jefferson's description,
90
–
91

roles of blacks in,
88

Northwest Ordinance, antislavery

proposal in,
103

Northwest Territory, slavery banned from,
107

Notes on Religion
(Jefferson),
168

Notes on the State of Virginia
(Jefferson),
96
–
97
,
99
,
102

O

Ocellus,
74

Ohio, as antislavery state,
103
,
105

O'Kelly, James,
152
,
174
,
175
,
176
,
188
–
189

Old Testament

de-emphasizing,
179
–
182

Jefferson's views of,
182

Onuf, Peter,
15

original source materials.
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Otto III (Roman Emperor),
120

oversimplification,
xxi
,
197
–
198