| CHAP. | | PAGE |
|---|
| I. | Early Years | [1] |
| II. | Was He Illiterate? | [10] |
| III. | Becomes a Lawyer | [22] |
| IV. | A Celebrated Case | [36] |
| V. | First Triumphs at the Capital | [56] |
| VI. | Consequences | [77] |
| VII. | Steady Work | [90] |
| VIII. | In the First Continental Congress | [101] |
| IX. | “After all, We must Fight” | [128] |
| X. | The Rape of the Gunpowder | [153] |
| XI. | In Congress and in Camp | [168] |
| XII. | Independence | [189] |
| XIII. | First Governor of the State of Virginia | [214] |
| XIV. | Governor a Second Time | [240] |
| XV. | Third Year in the Governorship | [257] |
| XVI. | At Home and in the House of Delegates | [271] |
| XVII. | Shall the Confederation be made Stronger? | [298] |
| XVIII. | The Battle in Virginia over the New Constitution | [313] |
| XIX. | The After-Fight for Amendments | [339] |
| XX. | Last Labors at the Bar | [357] |
| XXI. | In Retirement | [382] |
| XXII. | Last Days | [407] |
| List of Printed Documents Cited in this Book | [424] |
| Index | [431] |