At the age of 77, I begin to make some memoranda and state some recollections of dates & facts concerning myself, for my own
more ready reference & for the information of my family. The tradition in my father's family was that their ancestor came to this country from Wales, and from near the mountain of Snowdon, the highest in Gr. Br. I noted once a case from Wales in the law reports where a person of our name was either pl. or def. and one of the same name was Secretary to the Virginia company. These are the only instances in which I have met with the name in that country. --by Thomas Jefferson The passage above is from a book that Thomas Jefferson wrote about his life. The passage is an example of what kind of writing? A. poetry B. drama C. nonfiction D. fiction
