 | United States. President - 1846
...be erected over his remains, with the following inscription : — Here was buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia. The age of Mr. Jefferson at the time of his death, was a little... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1848 - 128 страници
...monument to be a small granite obelisk, with this inscription:— " Here was buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia." JAMES MADISON, THE FOURTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. »AMES... | |
 | 1850
...of few words but voluminous meaning, which he dictated for his tomb, in his old age, proclaimed him as the " author of the Declaration of Independence,...the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and the father of the University of Virginia." Two of the earliest and ablest speeches of Fox were against... | |
 | 1850
...of few words but voluminous meaning, which he dictated for his tomb, in his old age, proclaimed him as the " author of the Declaration of Independence,...the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and the father of the University of Virginia." Two of the earliest and ablest speeches of Fox were against... | |
 | BENSON J. LOSSING - 1852
...which was found among Mr. Jefferson's papers after his death : " HERE LIES BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON, AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ; OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM : AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA." 1 This was the forty-third regiment. The convoy also brought... | |
 | United States. President - 1854
...be erected over his remains, with the following inscription :— Here was buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia. The age of Mr. Jefferson at the time of his death, was a little... | |
 | Alexander Jones - 1855 - 132 страници
...we shall see, on a plain marble slab, the following inscription : — " HERE LIES THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom ; and Father of the University of Virginia." BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Virginia, was chairman of the committee... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1855
...be erected over his remains, with the following inscription : — Here was buried THOJJAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, And Father of the University of Virginia. The age of Mr. Jefferson at the time of his death, was a little... | |
 | SAMUEL M. SOHMUCKER - 1857
...his papers, and designated by himself as designed for his tomb: HERE LIES BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON. AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The character and merits of Mr. Jefferson have Jong been the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1857 - 672 страници
...written by himself, tells of the most importnnt of his publie labors: "Here lies buried THOMAS JEFFERSON, Author of the Declaration of Independence ; of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom; nnd Father of the University of Virginia." He was governor of his own State, and a foreign minister.... | |
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