Jefferson's View of a National University for the Young Country: 1W, 5Q #71 

In a letter to Francois D'Ivernois (6 Feb. 1795), a reply to a prior letter by Ivernois, Thomas Jefferson has thoughts on the notion of transplantation of University of Geneva to Virginia or Washington, DC. This leads Donna V and Dr. H to discussion on the notion, championed by George Washington and Benjamin Rush, of a national university for the fledgling nation. What did Jefferson think of such an idea?