Uncultivated Land In James Madison's Letter To Jefferson

Jefferson in his letter to James Madison writes about the laws and rights on uncultivated land and the debates of power people had concerning this land. It is apparent that uncultivated land was the definition of opportunity, as anything was possible form this course land and it was put there for people to develop. In the letter Jefferson writes, “The descent of property of every kind therefore to all the children, or to all the brothers and sisters, to other relations in equal degree, is a politic measure and a practicable one. (841).” This was stated under Jefferson belief that land was there as a “common stock.” This shows how in early environmental policy it was believed the land that was there as an opportunity of progress and could/