[26] To John Page, February 21, 1770. Memorial Edition, IV, 17.
[27] June 9, 1770, and June 6, 1773. The diplomas are preserved in the Jefferson papers of the Library of Congress.
[28] Quoted by Stanard, p. 163.
[29] Quoted by T. N. Page, p. 147.
[30] "Autobiography", p. 10.
[31] "Autobiography." Memorial Edition, I, 11.
[32] This passage has been overlooked by Randall, and naturally by Mr. Hirst, who follows Randall very closely here as elsewhere. Hirst, p. 69. The Fairfax resolutions did not recognize the right of the British Parliament to regulate the commerce of the colony; they admitted the expediency but denied the right of such a procedure.
[33] George Mason, I, 393.
[34] See "Commonplace Book", 229-257.
[35] "Commonplace Book", p. 135.