Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations xi
4. Editorial Note xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction xix
7. Notes on the State of Virginia. A Transcription of the 1785 Edition
8. Introduction 1
9. ONE Its Boundaries 5
10. TWO Rivers 10
11. THREE Sea Ports 33
12. FOUR Mountains 35
13. FIVE Cascades and Caverns 40
14. SIX Productions Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal 49
15. SEVEN Climate 123
16. EIGHT Population 136
17. NINE Military Force 146
18. TEN Marine Force 149
19. ELEVEN Aborigines 151
20. TWELVE Counties and Towns 172
21. THIRTEEN Constitution 175
22. FOURTEEN Laws 200
23. FIFTEEN Colleges, Buildings, and Roads 231
24. SIXTEEN Proceedings as to Tories 238
25. SEVENTEEN Religion 240
26. EIGHTEEN Manners 248
27. NINETEEN Manufactures 251
28. TWENTY Subjects of Commerce 254
29. TWENTY-ONE Weights, Measures, and Money 260
30. TWENTY-TWO Public Revenue and Expences 264
31. TWENTY-THREE Histories, Memorials, and State-Papers 270
32. Jefferson’s Appendix Charles Thomson’s Observations 298
33. Appendix A “Advertisement” to the 1787 Edition 311
34. Appendix B: Comparison of Marbois’s and Jefferson’s Queries 312
35. Bibliography 315
36. Index 331