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Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 Observations upon certain passages in Mr. Jefferson's Notes on Virginia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06819 Author/Creator: Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863 Place Written: New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1804 Pagination: 31 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 14.7 cm Order a Copy

Title continued: "...which appear to have a tendency to subvert religion, and establish a false philosophy." An attack on Jefferson's Notes, by the clergyman better known for his poem "The Night Before Christmas."

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863

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