Patrick Henry (40 page)
Authors: Thomas S. Kidd
36
Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, July 10, 1796, in
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
, ed. Barbara B. Oberg (Princeton, NJ, 2002), 147â48.
Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, July 10, 1796, in
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
, ed. Barbara B. Oberg (Princeton, NJ, 2002), 147â48.
37
Thomas Paine,
The Age of Reason
(New York, 1827), 5; Gary B. Nash, “The American Clergy and the French Revolution,”
William and Mary Quarterly
3rd series, 22, no. 3 (July 1965): 402.
Thomas Paine,
The Age of Reason
(New York, 1827), 5; Gary B. Nash, “The American Clergy and the French Revolution,”
William and Mary Quarterly
3rd series, 22, no. 3 (July 1965): 402.
38
Patrick Henry to Elizabeth Aylett, August 20, 1796, in Henry Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society.
Patrick Henry to Elizabeth Aylett, August 20, 1796, in Henry Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society.
40
Alexander Hamilton to Rufus King, May 4, 1796, in
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton
, ed. Harold C. Syrett (New York, 1974), 20:158;
National Gazette
(Philadelphia), June 18, 1792; James Roger Sharp,
American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis
(New Haven, CT, 1993), 148; Patrick Daily,
Patrick Henry: The Last Years, 1789â1799
(Bedford, VA, 1986), 155â56; Charles Simms, “To the Freeholders of the Counties of Prince William, Stafford, and Fairfax,”
Federal Gazette
(Baltimore), October 4, 1796.
Alexander Hamilton to Rufus King, May 4, 1796, in
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton
, ed. Harold C. Syrett (New York, 1974), 20:158;
National Gazette
(Philadelphia), June 18, 1792; James Roger Sharp,
American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis
(New Haven, CT, 1993), 148; Patrick Daily,
Patrick Henry: The Last Years, 1789â1799
(Bedford, VA, 1986), 155â56; Charles Simms, “To the Freeholders of the Counties of Prince William, Stafford, and Fairfax,”
Federal Gazette
(Baltimore), October 4, 1796.
41
Patrick Henry to Elizabeth Aylett, August 20, 1796, in Henry Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society; Patrick Henry, “To the People of the United States,”
Gazette of the United States
(Philadelphia), November 15, 1796.
Patrick Henry to Elizabeth Aylett, August 20, 1796, in Henry Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society; Patrick Henry, “To the People of the United States,”
Gazette of the United States
(Philadelphia), November 15, 1796.
42
Patrick Henry to John Preston, November 29, 1796, in Henry,
Patrick Henry
, 3:424; Patrick Henry to General Samuel Hopkins, November 29, 1796, in Rhoda Doubleday,
Atlantic Between
(New York, 1947), 621â22.
Patrick Henry to John Preston, November 29, 1796, in Henry,
Patrick Henry
, 3:424; Patrick Henry to General Samuel Hopkins, November 29, 1796, in Rhoda Doubleday,
Atlantic Between
(New York, 1947), 621â22.
43
Patrick Henry to Wilson Cary Nicholas, November 29, 1796, Patrick Henry Letters, Library of Virginia.
Patrick Henry to Wilson Cary Nicholas, November 29, 1796, Patrick Henry Letters, Library of Virginia.
45
Patrick Henry to Archibald Blair, January 8, 1799, Patrick Henry Letters, Library of Virginia.
Patrick Henry to Archibald Blair, January 8, 1799, Patrick Henry Letters, Library of Virginia.
47
George Washington to Patrick Henry, January 15, 1799, in
The Papers of George Washington: Digital Edition
, ed. Theodore Crackel (Charlottesville, VA, 2007).
George Washington to Patrick Henry, January 15, 1799, in
The Papers of George Washington: Digital Edition
, ed. Theodore Crackel (Charlottesville, VA, 2007).
48
Patrick Henry to George Washington, February 12, 1799, in ibid.
Patrick Henry to George Washington, February 12, 1799, in ibid.
49
John Taylor to James Madison, March 4, 1799, in
The Papers of James Madison
, ed. David B. Mattern, et al. (Charlottesville, VA, 1991), 17:245â46.
John Taylor to James Madison, March 4, 1799, in
The Papers of James Madison
, ed. David B. Mattern, et al. (Charlottesville, VA, 1991), 17:245â46.
50
Joseph Martin to Patrick Henry, April 2, 1799, in
Publications of the Southern History Association
6 (1902): 30.
Joseph Martin to Patrick Henry, April 2, 1799, in
Publications of the Southern History Association
6 (1902): 30.
51
Henry,
Patrick Henry
, 2:607â10; Douglas Bradburn, “A Clamor in the Public Mind: The Opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts,”
William and Mary Quarterly
3rd series, 65, no. 3 (July 2008): 593â94 n.46.
Henry,
Patrick Henry
, 2:607â10; Douglas Bradburn, “A Clamor in the Public Mind: The Opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts,”
William and Mary Quarterly
3rd series, 65, no. 3 (July 2008): 593â94 n.46.
53
Dorothea Henry to Elizabeth Aylett, [June 1799], in “Two Unpublished Henry Letters,” ed. Hugh Buckner Johnston,
William and Mary Quarterly
2nd series, 21, no. 1 (January 1941): 33â34.
Epilogue: “Mourn Virginia Mourn!”:Dorothea Henry to Elizabeth Aylett, [June 1799], in “Two Unpublished Henry Letters,” ed. Hugh Buckner Johnston,
William and Mary Quarterly
2nd series, 21, no. 1 (January 1941): 33â34.
The Legacy of Patrick Henry
2
Virginia Gazette
, June 11, 1799, in Richard R. Beeman,
Patrick Henry: A Biography
(New York, 1974), 190.
Virginia Gazette
, June 11, 1799, in Richard R. Beeman,
Patrick Henry: A Biography
(New York, 1974), 190.
4
William Wirt,
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
, 15th ed. (New York, 1857), 442â43.
William Wirt,
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
, 15th ed. (New York, 1857), 442â43.
5
Thomas Jefferson to William Wirt, August 4, 1805, in “Jefferson's Recollections of Patrick Henry,” ed. Stanislaus Henkels,
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
34, no. 4 (1910): 387; Andrew Burstein, “Immortalizing the Founding Fathers: The Excesses of Public Eulogy,” in
Mortal Remains: Death in Early America
, ed. Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein (Philadelphia, 2003), 92; William R. Taylor,
Cavalier and Yankee: The Old South and American National Character
(New York, 1964), 68â69.
Thomas Jefferson to William Wirt, August 4, 1805, in “Jefferson's Recollections of Patrick Henry,” ed. Stanislaus Henkels,
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
34, no. 4 (1910): 387; Andrew Burstein, “Immortalizing the Founding Fathers: The Excesses of Public Eulogy,” in
Mortal Remains: Death in Early America
, ed. Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein (Philadelphia, 2003), 92; William R. Taylor,
Cavalier and Yankee: The Old South and American National Character
(New York, 1964), 68â69.
7
Alexander Stephens,
A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States
(Philadelphia, 1868â70), 163; P. H. Fontaine, “New Facts in Regard to the Character and Opinions of Patrick Henry,”
DeBow's Review
(October 1870): 824, 826.
Alexander Stephens,
A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States
(Philadelphia, 1868â70), 163; P. H. Fontaine, “New Facts in Regard to the Character and Opinions of Patrick Henry,”
DeBow's Review
(October 1870): 824, 826.
9
Bernard Mayo,
Myths and Men: Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
(Athens, GA, 1959), 2.
Bernard Mayo,
Myths and Men: Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
(Athens, GA, 1959), 2.
10
www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=126
; David Limbaugh,
Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity
(New York, 2004), 347.
www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=126
; David Limbaugh,
Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity
(New York, 2004), 347.
12
James Madison,
Federalist #48
, in
The Federalist
, ed. George W. Carey and James McClellan (Indianapolis, 2001), 256.
James Madison,
Federalist #48
, in
The Federalist
, ed. George W. Carey and James McClellan (Indianapolis, 2001), 256.
INDEX
Abolitionists
See also
Emancipation; Manumissions
Emancipation; Manumissions
Adams, John
First Continental Congress and
on Henry as a military commander
ideological purity of
as presidential candidate
as vice president
Adams, Samuel
Addison, Joseph
Administration of Justice Act
Afghanistan, war in
African-Americans
free, burgeoning population of
smallpox-infected
See also
Slavery; Slaves; Slave trade
Slavery; Slaves; Slave trade
Age of Reason
(Paine)
(Paine)
Albemarle County, Virginia
Alcohol bribes
Alexander the Great
Algerians
Alien Act
Allinson, Samuel
American Philosophical Society
American Revolution
catalysts of the
credit for the
faltering commitment to the war effort in the
final battle of the
greatest orator of the, reputation as the
key grievances remaining from the
legacy of the, concern for the
lingering bitterness following the
most electrifying speech of the
prelude to the
promise of the
sacrifices made in the, as defense against debt collectors
setting the stage for the Civil War
shot that began the
slavery and
state debts incurred during the
See also specific states and people involved in the Revolution
Anglican Church
See also
Church of England
Church of England
Anglicans
Annapolis conference
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Anti-Catholicism
Anti-Christianism
Anti-federalists
Antislavery views
Antoinette, Marie
Arms, right to bear
Arnold, Benedict
Articles of Confederation
Atheism
Authority
center of, shift in the
established, challenging
See also
Parliamentary authority
Parliamentary authority
Aylett, Elizabeth Henry (daughter)
Bacon, Nathaniel
Bacon's Rebellion
Baptism
Baptists
Barbary states and pirates
Barré, Isaac
Barton, David
Benezet, Anthony
Berkeley, Norborne
Berkeley, William
Beveridge, Albert J.
Bible, the
Big government, issue of
See also
Consolidated power, issue with
Consolidated power, issue with
Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights
Black people.
See
African-Americans
See
African-Americans
Blair, Archibald
Bland, Richard
Bland, Theodorick
Boanerges (“Sons of Thunder”)
Board of Customs
Boone, Daniel
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Massacre
Boston Port Bill
Boston Tea Party
Boycotts
Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania
Braxton, Carter
Bribery
Britain
modified political union between America and, call for a
post-revolution relations with
Seven Years' War and
British creditors, repaying, issue of
British government system
British House of Commons
British House of Lords
British settlers, religious, plan to attract
Brunskill, John
Bruton Parish Church
Brutus
Bunker Hill, battle of
Burgoyne, John
Bush, George W.
Caesar, Julius
Caligula
Camden, South Carolina
Camm, John
Canada
Carrington, Edward
Carter, Landon
Carter, Robert
Catholic Church, view toward the
Catholics
Cato
Cato, A Tragedy
(Addison)
(Addison)
Centralized government, danger of.
See
Consolidated power, issue with
See
Consolidated power, issue with
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlotte County, Virginia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlottesville, Virginia
Checks and balances, system of
Cherokees
Chesapeake Bay
Chickahominy Indians
Christ.
See
Jesus Christ
See
Jesus Christ
Christian, Anne Henry (sister)
Christian conservatives
Christian republicanism
Christian settlers, attracting, plan of
Christian, William
Christianity
French attacks on
slavery and
See also specific branches and denominations
Christmas menu
II Chronicles 20:15
Church and state, separation of
Church of England
See also
Anglican Church; Anglicans; Episcopal Church
Anglican Church; Anglicans; Episcopal Church
Cicero
Cincinnatus
Civil spirituality
Civil War
Civil war, possibility of
Clark, George Rogers
Clark, William
Clinton, George
Clinton, Henry
Cocke, Bowler
College of New Jersey
College of William and Mary
Collier, George
Colonial congress.
See
First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress
See
First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress
Commerce
interstate, power to regulate
renewing, with Britain
See also
Trade
Trade
Committee of correspondence
Common Sense
(Paine)
(Paine)
Concord, Massachusetts, battle in
Confederate apologists
Confederation Congress
Mississippi River treaty and the
reluctance to aid Virginia
taxation issue and the
Congresses.
See
Confederation Congress; First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress; U.S. Congress
See
Confederation Congress; First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress; U.S. Congress
Connecticut
Consolidated power, issue with
See also
National vs. state power
National vs. state power
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States
(Stephens)
(Stephens)
Constitutions.
See
U.S. Constitution; Virginia Constitution
See
U.S. Constitution; Virginia Constitution
Contemporary issues, Henry's thoughts on, speculation over
Continental army
campaign to replace commander of the
creation of the
defeats of the
enlarging the, difficulty of
merging Virginia military regiments into the
problem with state militias in the
recruitment campaign for
sufferings of the, using, in court
supplying the, difficulty of
at Valley Forge
victories of the
Virginia's perilous state and the
Continental Association
Continental Congress.
See
First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress
See
First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress
Continental currency
Cornwallis, Charles (Lord)
Corporate financial bailouts
Corruption
Cowpens, battle of, South Carolina
Creek Indians
Creswell, Nicholas
Crèvecoeur, St. John de
Currency
Custis, John Parke
Custis, Martha.
See
Washington, Martha
See
Washington, Martha
Customs duties/tariffs
See also
Taxes
Taxes
Dabney, George (cousin)
Dandridge, Dorothea.
See
Henry, Dorothea Dandridge (2nd wife)
See
Henry, Dorothea Dandridge (2nd wife)
Dandridge, Nathaniel West
Davies, Samuel
Deane, Silas
Debt relief, seeking
Debts/indebtedness
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Rights (Virginia)
Declaratory Act
Deism
Demosthenes
Dickinson, John
Doddridge, Philip
Duncanson, James
Dunmore, Governor
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