By merely dropping all the statutes, it should seem that none but clerks would be entitled to this privilege, and that they would, toties quoties. [74] 1. Ann. c. 9. [75] Manslaughter, counterfeiting, arson, asportation of vessels, robbery, burglary, house-breaking, horse-stealing, larceny. [76] In a newspaper, which frequently gives good details in political economy, I find, under the Hamburgh head, that the present market price of Gold and Silver is, in England, 15.5 for 1: in Russia, 15: in Holland, 14.75: in Savoy, 14.6: in France, 14.42: in Spain, 14.3: in Germany, 14.155: the average of which is 14.675 or 14 5-8. I would still incline to give a little more than the market price for gold, because of its superior convenience in transportation. [77] [It appears, from a blank space at the bottom of this paper, that a continuation had been intended. Indeed, from the loose manner in which the above notes are written, it may be inferred, that they were originally intended as memoranda only, to be used in some more permanent form.] BOOK II. CORRESPONDENCE. PART I.--BEFORE HIS MISSION TO EUROPE, 1773-1783. PART II.--WHILE MINISTER TO FRANCE, 1784-1790. PART III.--FROM HIS RETURN TO UNITED STATES TO HIS DEATH, 1790-1826. INTRODUCTORY TO BOOK II. This division of the work includes all the Correspondence, official and private, of Thomas Jefferson, from 1762 to his death in 1826, which possesses general interest or permanent public value. For the purpose of easy reference, it has been classified as follows: PART I.--LETTERS WRITTEN BEFORE HIS MISSION TO EUROPE.--The letters included in this division, consist principally of the private correspondence of the Author's youth, and his official letters while Governor of Virginia. The former are interesting mainly as illustrating his character, his views, and his purposes in life. The latter, relating to the period of the invasion of Virginia, and the military operations in the South, possess no inconsiderable historical value. PART II.--LETTERS WRITTEN WHILE IN EUROPE.--The letters included in this division, relate principally to the objects of his mission to Europe--his efforts to extend the commercial relations of this country with the European nations--the history of particular treaties of commerce--piratical depredations upon our commerce by the Barbary States--our Foreign Debt--our relations generally with Europe--the rise and progress of the French Revolution through its early stages--his views of the Confederation and the new Constitution--the political and social condition of Europe, &c., all interspersed with the reflections by the Author upon every variety of topic, literary, scientific, social, and political.