Virginia Federalist, 1799 June 1-1800 August 2

File — Box: 22, Reel: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Next to No Man Knows My History, this was Brodie's most controversial book. Her attempt to relate Jefferson's "inner life" and to detail his affair with a Black enslaved woman greatly offended the conservative scholars of the "Jefferson establishment," who considered her book defamatory and slanderous to the nation's founding fathers. These nine boxes contain almost the complete project, from manuscript to book reviews.

Dates

1799 June 1-1800 August 2

Conditions Governing Access

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