... remembered William Douglas as "an extraordinary teacher except in the classics." When Thomas was fourteen his father died and Thomas was sent to a classical school where he was taught by Rev. James Maury. He studied at the classical school until he was ready for college. When Thomas was 17 he attended William and Mary College located in Williamsburg, Virginia. While he was ... States. 2. The provision in the 1784 Instructions to the Ministers, in which he proposed that new treaties specify that in wartime unfortified town remain unmolested by enemy armed forces. 3. The Notes on the Esta...

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... remembered William Douglas as "an extraordinary teacher except in the classics." When Thomas was fourteen his father died and Thomas was sent to a classical school where he was taught by Rev. James Maury. He studied at the classical school until he was ready for college. When Thomas was 17 he attended William and Mary College located in Williamsburg, Virginia. While he was ... States. 2. The provision in the 1784 Instructions to the Ministers, in which he proposed that new treaties specify that in wartime unfortified town remain unmolested by enemy armed forces. 3. The Notes on the Esta...

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... impressed by the Indian's use of words to make a noble display of his humanity, to move others. (Burnstein, 43). Jefferson further expounded on the Indians' ability to speak in his Notes on the State of Virginia: I may challenge the whole orations of Demosthenes and Cicero, and of many more prominent orators, if Europe has furnished any more eminent, to produce a single ... passage, superior to the speech of Logan, a Mingo chief, to Lord Dunmore when Governor of this State. (Chinard, 64). Referencing and comparing Native Americans to classical cultures was a theme that runs throughout J...

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