The Summary view was not written for publication. It was a draught I had prepared of a petition to the king, which I meant to propose in my place as a member of the Convention of 1774. Being stopped on the road by sickness, I sent it on to the Speaker, who laid it on the table for the perusal of the members. It was thought too strong for the times & to become the act of the convention, but was printed by subscription of the members with a short preface by one of them. If it had any merit it was that of first taking our true ground, & that which was afterwards assigned and maintained ...(TJ to John W. Campbell, 3 September 1809)

Facsimile copy of Thomas Jefferson's personal annotated copy, printed 1774, now in the collection of the Library of Congress. Jefferson's personal library was purchased by an act of Congress in 1815, to replace the books lost when the British burned the Capitol in 1814.
Full title, from the title page:
A Summary View of the Rights of British America. Set forth in some Resolutions intended for the Inspection of the present Delegates of the People of Virginia, Now in Convention. by a Native, and Member of the House of Burgesses.

The Summary view was not written for publication. It was a draught I had prepared of a petition to the king, which I meant to propose in my place as a member of the Convention of 1774. Being stopped on the road by sickness, I sent it on to the Speaker, who laid it on the table for the perusal of the members. It was thought too strong for the times & to become the act of the convention, but was printed by subscription of the members with a short preface by one of them. If it had any merit it was that of first taking our true ground, & that which was afterwards assigned and maintained ... — TJ to John W. Campbell, 3 September 1809

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