Jefferson and Slavery
Click on the links below and read the selections. Be aware that some of the letters were written TO Jefferson as well as FROM Jefferson.
Jefferson's Notes on Slavery
These are excerpts from Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia
Letter to Chastellux
Benjamin Banneker's Letter to Jefferson
Benjamin Banneker was a free, educated African-American who wrote to Jefferson while he was Secretary of State under President Washington.
Jefferson's Reply to Banneker
Jefferson's Letter to James Monroe
Jefferson's Letter to Henri Gregoire
Jefferson's Letter to John Lynch
Jefferson's Letter to Edward Cole