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The Parties Quarrae, Michael E. Malone
The Parties Quarrae, Michael E. Malone
Institute for the Humanities Theses
During Thomas Jefferson's educational days in Williamsburg, Virginia, he was fortunate to have the association with three learned men, William Small, George Wythe, and Lt. Governor Francis Fauquier. The men met often at the governor's palace during the years 1760-64. Jefferson referred to their association as the "parties quarrae."
Most historians agree that the time spent with Small, Wythe, and Fauquier had profound influence on the establishment of Jefferson's "enlightenment" philosophy. Little, however, is known about the details of the regular meetings in the palace.
The focus of this creative project is the fictional discovery of Jefferson's "lost" Autobiography, finished …