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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA: Journey to the Center of an American Document, Queries XIX-XXII
In these sections of Notes on the State of Virginia, Jefferson concludes his meditation on American liberty with a pecuniary focus that seems strange at first. These four queries are about money.
Notes on the State of Virginia: Journey to the Center of an American Document, Queries VII, VIII, and IX
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In these three queries, Jefferson attempts to distill the complex meteorological, demographic, and military features of Virginia into a series of data points. His prose—supplemented by graphical tables tracking everything from rainfall to carriage wheels—draws a fine grid over the natural and human activities of the Commonwealth.