If I read what he writes below correctly, Adrian Zolkover agrees that a Commonplace book is (by definition) what a reputable dictionary says it is (the definition, if you would, of definition).  

So he also agrees, then, if I read him correctly, that Jon Kukla was not irresponsible in his book (as MacDonald seemed to imply that he was).

So if Mr. Zolkover agrees with me, what, exactly, is it in what I have written that he *disagrees* with?

I remain utterly mystified by his posts, or at least those in which he comments on things I have written.  There just does not seem to be much connection between my posts and his replies.  

Mr. Zolkover, can you clarify?

Thanks . . .

Kevin

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 01:03:37 -0700
>From: Adrian Zolkover <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Re: ANSWERS - Annette Gordon-Reed  
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>I wrote that this is of significance because in other most recent VA HIST 
>blogs it has been claimed that Jefferson wrote about having an affair, but 
>the fact that he was 15 when he had that affair was not mentioned as being 
>significant. And I thought that the commonplace book might have also 
>included some Thomas Jefferson writing. It seems to me that anyone aspiring 
>to historical sophistication about Thomas Jefferson should be aware of the 
>basic historical records and documents, and not ignore them. And I agree, 
>this thread has been contaminated.
>
>Adrian Zolkover
Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D.
Department of History
James Madison University

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