Posted in History, tagged nathaniel macon, thomas jefferson on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 1819 Thomas Jefferson, retired at Monticello, wrote Sen. Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina that “I read no newspaper now but Ritchie’s, and in that chiefly the advertisements, for they contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. I feel a much greater interest in knowing what has passed two or three thousand years ago, [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, Memorabilia Moment, tagged Douglas Wilson, mecklenburg declaration of independence, oatmeal, thomas jefferson on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“The language of Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence clearly depended on the Mecklenburg Declaration, which was the work of 27 oatmeal-eating Calvinists, a third of whom were ruling elders in the Presbyterian church. “One Hessian officer, writing home during the war, said, ‘…. Call it not an American rebellion; it is nothing more or less than [...]
Posted in On This Day, tagged antonio canova, carrara marble, nathaniel macon, nc capitol, raleigh nc, thomas jefferson on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1816: Responding to a letter from Sen. Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, Thomas Jefferson offers his opinion “On the subject of the statue of George Washington, which the legislature of North Carolina has ordered to be procured, and set up in their Capitol.” Jefferson, retired at Monticello at age 73, proposes [...]
