 HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.  Science - Page 261920Full view - About this book
 | Caroline Wells Healey Dall - 1876 - 308 pages
...Sophie. "What he wrote for his own tomb?" said Willie : " 'Author of the Declaration of Indc•pcndcncc, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.' " "You see," said mamma, "that he said nothing about being President. He ought to have added,... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1876 - 894 pages
...himself for his tomb preferred to be remembered as the " author of the Declaration of Independence and of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the university of Virginia." The government of the university is vested in a board of visitors composed of a rector and... | |
 | John Robert Kippax - 1877 - 238 pages
...the tomb reads as follows: Here lies buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia. ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. In a retired part of the burial ground at the corner of 5th and Arch... | |
 | 1877 - 972 pages
...inscription, and not a word more : HKRK WAS BUKIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia; because by these, os testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered. [It] to... | |
 | William Banks Slaughter - 1878 - 318 pages
...Adams, July 4th, 1826. The following epitaph, written by himself, is inscribed on his tombstone: " Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration...religious freedom, and father of the University of Virginia. " Mr. Jefferson probably exerted a greater influence on the institutions of his country,... | |
 | James Parton - 1878 - 792 pages
...it does : IIERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OP THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. His remains were placed in the family burial-ground, near the summit of Monticello, on the... | |
 | Daniel Webster, Edwin Percy Whipple - 1879 - 780 pages
...was found among his papers, containing the following inscription to be placed on his monument: — "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson. Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statutes of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." Eulogies on... | |
 | Tennessee Bar Association - 1913 - 282 pages
...organize the foundations of intellectual freedom, and so he wrote for himself this modest epitaph : Here was buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration...Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia. Oen. Gates: — Mr. President, I desire to move that we now tender to Dr. Thornton our sincere... | |
 | Missouri Bar Association - 1913 - 244 pages
...organize the foundations of intellectual freedom, and so he wrote for himself this modest epitaph : Here was buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration...Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia. JUDGE RM WANAMAKER Address by HON. RM WANAMAKER, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Akron,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1881 - 926 pages
...upon his monument, written by himself, tells of the most important of his public labors: "Here lies buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the Statute of Virginia fi>r religious freedom ; and Father of the University of Virginia." He v/as governor of his own State,... | |
| |
