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Primary Sources and Picture Books: Jefferson Measures a Moose by Mara Rockliff and S.D. Schindler

Weather Record, 1776-1818

Count de Buffon to Thomas Jefferson, December 31, 1785

Teaching Notes

Transcript: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-09-02-0124

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/mtjbib001487/

Reference note

Created / Published: 1785-12-31
Subject Headings: -  Correspondence
Genre: Correspondence
Repository: Manuscript Division
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib001487

Thomas Jefferson to Count de Buffon, October 1, 1787

Teaching Notes

Transcript: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-12-02-0191

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/mtjbib003005/

Reference note

Created / Published: 1787-10-01
Subject Headings: -  Correspondence
Genre: Correspondence
Repository: Manuscript Division
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mtj.mtjbib003005

James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, May 12, 1786.

Teaching Notes

Mentions of Buffon in post script.

Transcript: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-09-02-0007

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/mjm012636/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Jefferson, Thomas (Addressee)
Madison, James
Created / Published: May 12, 1786
Subject Headings: -  General Correspondence
-  Manuscripts
-  Correspondence
Genre: Manuscripts
Correspondence
Notes: -  Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at https://www.loc.gov/collection/james-madison-papers/about-this-collection/
Repository: Manuscript Division
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mjm.02_0649_0652

James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, June 19, 1786.

Teaching Notes

Contains a detailed chart of measurements by Buffon.

Transcript: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-09-02-0017

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/mjm012645/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Jefferson, Thomas (Addressee)
Madison, James
Created / Published: June 19, 1786
Subject Headings: -  General Correspondence
-  Manuscripts
-  Correspondence
Genre: Manuscripts
Correspondence
Notes: -  Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at https://www.loc.gov/collection/james-madison-papers/about-this-collection/
Repository: Manuscript Division
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mjm.02_0677_0679

To Thomas Jefferson from Buffon, 27 March 1787

[On weights, measures and coins.] Portion of report. [Dated January 10, 1791.

Teaching Notes

Note Jefferson's suggestions for common measurements of weight, length, and currency in the tables.

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.21600100/

Reference note

Created / Published: 1791.
Subject Headings: -  United States
Genre: Pamphlets
Notes: -  Page Order: Multipage
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML.
-  Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 216, Folder 1.
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbpe.21600100

Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book

Teaching Notes

Photo is from page 25.

Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book

Teaching Notes

Image is from page 110.

There are many pages documenting conditions and numerical data of enslaved people on Jefferson's property.