Rittenhouse, David, letters written to, 210, 515. Ross, James, letter written to, 560. St. Victour and Bettinger, letter written to, 570. Seward, W. W., letter written to, 478. Short, William, letter written to, 372. Small, Dr. William, letter written to, 198. Steptoe, Mr., letter written to, 323. Stevens, General Edward, letters written to, 244, 250, 252, 253, 274, 278. Stewart, A., letter written to, 517. Style, Dr., letter written to, 363. Thompson, Charles, letters written to, 354, 542. Thulemeyer, Baron de, letters written to, 368, 469. Trist, Mrs., letter written to, 394. Unger, John Louis de, letter written to, 278. Van Staphorst, N. & J., letters written to, 369, 461, 471. Vergennes, Count de, letters written to, 385, 456, 479, 490, 537, 547, 577. Washington, George, letters written to, 221, 225, 230, 231, 232, 235, 237, 239, 241, 243, 249, 255, 257, 265, 267, 268, 270, 271, 276, 279, 282, 291, 292, 296, 297, 304, 305, 309, 313, 325, 333. ---- From, 328. Wythe, George, letter written to, 211. ----* (address lost), 207, 246, 272, 289. BOOK I. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, WITH APPENDIX. INTRODUCTORY TO BOOK I. In the arrangement which has been adopted, Book I. comprises the Autobiography and Appendix. The Autobiography extends to the 21st of March, 1790, when Mr. Jefferson arrived in New York to enter upon the duties of the Department of State, and embraces a variety of important subjects, such as the rise and progress of the difficulties between Great Britain and her North American Colonies--the circumstances connected with the Declaration of Independence--the debates in Congress upon the adoption thereof, as reduced to writing by Mr. Jefferson at the time--the history of the Articles of Confederation--early stages of the French Revolution--revision of the Penal Code of Virginia--abolition of her laws of Primogeniture--overthrow of her Church Establishment--Act of Religious Freedom, &c.--all matter interesting in itself, but rendered particularly so by the fact that it comes from one who was himself a chief actor in the scenes which he describes. BOOK I. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, WITH APPENDIX. JANUARY 6, 1821. At the age of 77, I begin to make some memoranda, and state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself, for my own more ready reference, and for the information of my family.