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Reviewing Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to Marquis de Lafayette was very intriguing. Being able to see this primary source, especially by one of our great founding fathers was from a historical aspect very enlightening. The content within this letter consisted as an update regarding the colonies to Lafayette was off at war. Jefferson takes notice to the English supporters still trying to infiltrate the newly formed American legislature. His fear is that while the people are still trying to find their voice that they will lose the seats within the legislature to those who still pledge to England and not their revolution. It was however also those who originally supporting the revolution also turning to back to English idealism and wanting to make America in the likes of England.
In the later part of his letter, Jefferson addresses the topic of African slaves within the colonies and what he believes America should do with them. As Viktoriya stated, I to believe that Jefferson realized that there was no way to rid america of the blacks and that it would be a process of learning to accept their presence.
This primary source offers an insight into not only politics but also slavery, foreign relations of the day. Without letters such as Jefferson’s to Lafayette, it would not be as easy to historical piece together the context of the 18th century and all that transpired on the Atlantic coast.