OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA,

AS CONTAINED IN THE LETTERS OF

THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JOSEPH C. CABELL,

HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED;

WITH AN

APPENDIX,

CONSISTING OF

MR. JEFFERSON'S BILL FOR A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION,
AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS;

AND AN

INTRODUCTION,

COMPRISING

A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND A
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF JOSEPH C. CABELL.

Checked

May 1912

J. W. RANDOLPH,

121 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA.

1856.
P. S.

ENTERED, ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1856, BY

J. W. RANDOLPH,

IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED

TO THE

VISITORS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI

OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA,

THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

BY THE EDITOR,

ON BEHALF OF THE LATE

RECTOR.