Name/Title
Notes on the State of VirginiaEntry/Object ID
2025.002.001Description
Copy of "Notes on the State of Virginia" with brown leather cover.Context
Featuring Thomas Jefferson's descriptions of travels through the state, including what is now Jefferson County. The book includes his famous description of the view from what is now called Jefferson Rock in Harpers Ferry as "worth a voyage across the Atlantic".Acquisition
Accession
2025.002Source or Donor
Perks, P. DouglasAcquisition Method
GiftBook Details
Author
Jefferson, ThomasEdition
2ndDate Published
circa 1794