Ep. 121 – Jefferson During the American Revolution

During the American Revolution, Thomas Jefferson was in Virginia. He was working as a legislator and governor while also being a husband and dad — and these were not easy years.
Find out what it was like in this episode!

Growing Patriots · Ep. 121 – Jefferson steps into politics during the revolution

Thomas Jefferson wasn't ready to take a job in France, he wanted to work in Virginia. Here's a letter he wrote to John Hancock turning down the job.

Check out the report of the Committee of Revisors here!

Here were some of the big projects:

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

The Bill for Proportioning Crimes and Punishments

He was also working on the Virginia State Constitution. Here are his handwritten thoughts.

Jefferson and John Adams started writing letters! Here's one from May 1777.

When Thomas Jefferson became governor of Virginia, his family moved into the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia. 

Jefferson loved architecture, and had some ideas on how to renovate. Here's one of his sketches. 

Why didn't they renovate? Because he ended up moving the capitol to Richmond instead. 

All about Jack Jouett's ride

Letter appointing Jefferson peace commissioner to France...but, he didn't go.

Then, he proposed how American money would work!

Jefferson wrote the response to Washington's resignation of his military commission. 

But working on something that big didn't stop him from writing to his daughter, Patsy!