Jefferson's nephews

Colonial days — The fight for freedom — A colonel in the militia — Prosperity — The Virginia planter — The shipwreck of the fortunes — Craven Peyton, Thomas Jefferson, and the Hendersons — Jefferson and the Lewises — The plan to emigrate — The trip to Kentucky — The land and towns — Houses and crops — The Smithland neighbors — Issues in West Kentucky, 1808 — The county court — The year of trouble, 1809 — Lillburne enters public life — The church in West Kentucky — The Presbyterian Lesises — Insecurity — Community affairs, 1810 — Slavery in Livingston — Tremors in the dynasty — Annus mirabilis — The murder — After the murder — The first grand jury — The true Bill — The graveyard — The orphans — During the war — The aftereffects — The epilogue.