1761 Began studying law with G. Wythe.

1764 Came into inheritance (21), included

1768 Elected to House of Burgesses. Leveling of Monticello mountaintop.

1772 Married Martha Wayles Skelton,

1774 Wrote A Summary View of the Retired from legal practice.

Rights of British America. Inherited 11,000 acres & 135 slaves

1775 Elected to Continental Congress

1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Mother died.

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