[56] Ford, II, 91, October 11, 1776.
[57] Randall, I, 196.
[58] Ford, II, 79.
[59] Concerning the opposition he encountered, see "Autobiography." Ford, I, 54.
[60] "Autobiography", Ibid., I, 58.
[61] "Life and Correspondence of George Mason", I, 276.
[62] "Life and Correspondence of George Mason", I, 277.
[63] Note for the biography of John Saunderson, Esq., August 31, 1820. "Autobiography", Appendix A. Ford, I, 107.
[64] Monticello, November 1, 1778. Memorial Edition, I, 216.
[65] "Notes on Virginia", Query XVII.