July 1853 Issue [Article] Monticello Download PDF Adjust Share by Benson John Lossing, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags Biography History Monticello (Va.) Presidents Revolution, 1775-1783 Signers Thomas Jefferson United States United StatesDeclaration of Independence More from Benson John Lossing No obstacles impeded the westward move A naval victory one hundred years ago The battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813 The National Academy of the Arts of Design, and its surviving founders Adjust Share