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Semi-protected edit request on 28 November 2019[edit]
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There are numerous additions I would like to make. I want first my 15 books added to the biblio.
Holowchak, Mark (2013). Framing a Legend: Exposing the Distorted History of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-6161-4729-7. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2020). Rethinking Thomas Jefferson's Views on Race and Slavery: "God's justice can not sleep forever," Cambridge Scholars Holowchak, M. Andrew (2020). Jefferson and Religion: The Incredibly Simple Religious Views of an American Messiah, Abilene Christian University Press. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2020). Thomas Jefferson: Psychobiography of an American Lion, Nova Publishers, ISBN 978-1536166576. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2020). Thirty-Six More Essays, Plus another, on the Probing Mind of Thomas Jefferson: "A sentimental traveller," II, Cambridge Scholars Press, 2020. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2020). Thirty-Six Short Essays on the Probing Mind of Thomas Jefferson: "A sentimental traveler," Cambridge Scholars, ISBN 978-1527541856. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2019). The Cavernous Mind of Thomas Jefferson, An American Savant, Cambridge Scholars, ISBN 978-1527538641. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2019). Jefferson's Bible: Text with Introduction and Critical Commentary, Berlin: DeGruyter, ISBN 978-3110617566. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2017). Thomas Jefferson, Moralist, McFarland, ISBN 1476669244. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2017). Jefferson's Political Philosophy and the Metaphysics of Utopia, Brill, ISBN 978-9004339415. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2017). The Elusive Thomas Jefferson: The Man behind the Myths (contributing co-editor with Brian Dotts, UGA), McFarland, ISBN 1476669252. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2014). Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy of Education: A Utopian Dream, Taylor & Francis. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2014). Thomas Jefferson: Uncovering His Unique Philosophy and Vision, Prometheus Books, ISBN 1616149523. Holowchak, M. Andrew (2013). Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy: Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings, Lexington Books, Holowchak, M. Andrew (2013). Framing a Legend: Exposing the Distorted History of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Prometheus Books, Holowchak, M. Andrew (2012). Dutiful Correspondent: Philosophical Essays on Thomas Jefferson, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 1442220422. Mholowchak (talk) 19:33, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
Incorrect Date of Effect of Slave Importation Law[edit]
I don't have the privilege to modify this page. But I believe that the law on prohibiting the import of slaves went into effect 1808 not 1818 as said here.
Since I don't have the silver permission I can't edit a glaring inaccuracy; maybe someone else can. The article erroneously states that after Jefferson resigned from Washington's cabinet, Washington never spoke to him again. This is patently untrue. The article cites Ron Chernow's book Alexander Hamilton as the source, p.427. I have the book and p. 427 does not even discuss Jefferson at all, let alone his resignation from Washington's cabinet. Washington's "dissatisfaction" with Jefferson is discussed on pp. 499-500, but even at that point Jefferson is still in Washington's cabinet.
Furthermore, after Jefferson resigned and after Washington completed his terms, the two men continued a correspondence in 1797 wherein they discussed to some extent Jay's Treaty, and when that discussion went sour they continued their correspondence with more innocuous topics such as farming techniques. They continued to correspond until newspapers printed an inflammatory letter Jefferson had written about Washington some years earlier—one he had denied to Washington he had written in which Washington was called "America's degenerate Samson and Solomon." Once Washington discovered Jefferson had indeed been the author of this letter, he ceased all communication with him. This was in mid-to-late 1797. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.150.30 (talk) 03:03, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
References
^Chernow, Ron: Alexander Hamilton and Ellis, Joseph: Founding Brothers
I've removed the statement for now. Station1 (talk) 22:50, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
I added a question at Talk:Early life and career of_Thomas Jefferson#Ancestry (which doesn't have the readership of this main article). If someone knows of the information about Samuel Jefferson and Christopher Branch, that would be much appreciated!–CaroleHenson (talk) 19:37, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
My man was short. Like 1, 5 i towered over him -ALeXaNdEr Hamilton — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.89.129.221 (talk) 22:10, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
faq page 
Referencing and citation: not checked
Not done. See WP:COI and WP:BOOKSPAM. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 22:10, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
Not done. See 
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