[Taylor, John]. A Defence of the Measures of the Administration of Thomas Jefferson. By Curtius. Washington: Samuel H. Smith, 1804. 136 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-24139. ISBN 1-886363-97-8. Cloth. $60. * Reprint of the first edition. An argument in favor of the achievements of the first Jefferson administration, especially regarding the Louisiana Purchase. This essay was written pseudononymously by John Taylor of Caroline [1753-1824], the ardent advocate of states' rights who was considered by some to be the father of American libertarianism. Dictionary of American Biography IX:331-333. Not in Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law. Howes, U.S.iana 1650-1950 T60. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 18070, 94488.