In a book that is at least in part about selectively inheriting, borrowing, and using history, it feels a little funny and not a little daunting to acknowledge the incredible support I have received in completing it. This book is a product of multiple histories of inspiration, disagreement, influence, use, frustration, labor, and love, and it is exciting to now acknowledge those that have been a part of making those histories. Several organizations have given financial and other forms of support to this project. I would not have been able to complete it without generous support from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, especially from Pat McGuire and Provost Titi Ufomata. I am also grateful to Judy Mahoney- Benzer for all of her work. From the beginning, my gratitude goes to the Department of History and the Graduate Division at UCLA. The Library of the American Philosophical Society provided a Mellon research fellowship, and at the APS, I owe a special debt to Earle Spamer and Roy Goodman for their time and hospitality. The Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies further provided generous support through a research fellowship and accommodations at Kenwood. For reference assistance and conversation, I am indebted to Anna Berkes, Endrina Tay, Eric Johnson, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, and Joan Hairfield. The Rockefeller Library of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation provided a Robert M. & Annetta J. Coffelt and Robert M. Coffelt Jr. Fellowship, and I am grateful for help from Bennie Brown, Doug Mayo, the special collections and research staff at the Rockefeller Library, and for fruitful conversations with Fredrika Teute, Nadine Zimmerli, Taylor Stoermer, Alexandre Dubé, and other members of the Williamsburg community.