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draft Of the Declaration Of fndependencein Jefer-
sons own hand writing.
was undertaken under the appreciation OF his fam
lily and with IN unreserved access to all the pri-
waite papers OF Jefferson In their possession !; and
has received the benefit of their recolections and
The work contains the expressions of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from his
advent 70 public hfe TO his deaths period OF about
90 years, and embracing the whole FORMING period
of the Republic. II contains Jedcrsons hereto
fore unpublished family correspondence selections
from his finest letters state papers, ETC.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of Jefferson ever published-prob
ably none that ever viii Be published-can bear any
comparison TO this In thoronghness fullness OF IN
cident and conscientious fidelity.
This biography has evidently been labor OF love-
and the years Of patient, assiduous toll has cost
have been given With ungrudging. antiriDg enthu-
Atlensth the public have . Life OF Thomas JEFF
ferson that il not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be popular, but one thrtMil stand the es-
sential historical testthat of accuracy dtruth-
fulness. tits secn that the groundwork Of the
whole ID authentic contemporary material, and OF
the Highest order. To gather It has been the work
of years.@ We would not compare this volume with
that inimitAble and incompatible biography OF
Boswell, and yet faithful is the portraiture that
Jefferson il made to draw Of himself, that his ma
ture, his very soul, is deliniated with distinct
meas not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages OF Boswell.-( Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthusiastic admiration Of his
subject, without which biographer is rarely suc-
cessful Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever faults be may find, either from him-
self or from the reader. He paints the picture ~
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warts
and all" The picture gains by this in life-lke
coloring, without losing any OF its majestic pro-
portions.-[ Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs. however casually, over this
work, will fail to be satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had access to
sources hitherto UNEMPLOYED, and that he has done
more than was ever done by any one before him to
IN. y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. RandaI's capti-
Ating details Of Mr.. Jeferson's personal history,
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
sources hitherto UNEMPLOYED. Out Of the temp ting
richness Of his materials the able and clear
author has constructed book, ut once most en-
tertaining and instructive-one that should be
stuuAVN W UVoAy Pos4iVt Va Inv 1nbus-l nACuAhoH
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion n to the ability,
general impartiaIity and industry which Mr.. RAN
dali has brought into combination in the compost
tion Of this biography. He has
worthiiy executed much wanted book.-rPhila-
delphia Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics of
American literature and be consulted by every fu-
ture historian Of thscountry. II PhiladelphaEv Eve.
BuJlitin.
We like Ii because IL neither conceals, palliates
exaggerases, nor dstors. but approaches, in every
instance and In every articular, the Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
tion he contributed 10 greatly toca int xistence
IN. O.True Delta.
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