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In the "Guide to sources" of his The Jefferson Image (478), Merrill Peterson lists a bunch of reviews of Henry Randall's The Life of Thomas Jefferson (New York, 1858), a work so important in our study for constructing the official history of the Jefferson-Hemings controversy. Discover what contemporary opinion of Randall's work was with an eye to determining how his attitude toward Jefferson influenced his work and the understanding of his audience.
Newspaper reviews:
Boston Courier 11 February 1858
Charleston Mercury 4 August 1858
New York Times 24 December 1857
Washington Union 1 January 1858
Richmond Enquirer 15 January, 26 June 1858
Boston Post 10 March, 19 May, 28 June 1858
New York Evening Post 24 June 1858
Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser 13 April 1858
New York Tribune 2 January, 31 July, 14 August 1858
Magazine reviews:
The National Magazine 13 (July 1858)
North American Review 87 (October 1858)
Virginia University Magazine (March 1859)
Harper's New Monthly Magazine 16 (March 1858) and 17 (September 1858)
Southern Literary Messenger 26 (April 1858)
DeBow's Review 24 (June 1858)
Knickerbocker Magazine 52 (October 1858)
