While I indicated in my last FFL update that my next book would be Cicero's De Legibus and De Officiis, I got distracted by Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws, where, among other things, we find the idea of the seperation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial. I ended up finishing The Spirit of Laws as indicated below. Now I am back on track, still intending to read Cicero next. Also, instead of De Officiis, I'll be reading De Republica first after De Legibus, because the book I got has contains De Legibus and De Republica. Don't worry, De Officiis is still on the radar, just not as soon as previously mentioned.
I've also taken the liberty of adding the some names of works to the list of "Other Authors Named, But Without Specific Works Mentioned," namely Plato's Dialogues and Shakespeare's plays. At the moment, I am running on the assumption that if no specific work was mentioned, then the Founding Fathers may have seen or read all of them. Especially in the cases of Plato and Shakespeare, I find this to be a reasonable theory. The aforementioned works may not represent all of their works, but it's at least a good start.
Founding Father's Library
I've also taken the liberty of adding the some names of works to the list of "Other Authors Named, But Without Specific Works Mentioned," namely Plato's Dialogues and Shakespeare's plays. At the moment, I am running on the assumption that if no specific work was mentioned, then the Founding Fathers may have seen or read all of them. Especially in the cases of Plato and Shakespeare, I find this to be a reasonable theory. The aforementioned works may not represent all of their works, but it's at least a good start.
Founding Father's Library
(in chronological order by date of publication)
Ancient
Undated -- Apology -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Cratylus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Citias -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Crito -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Laws -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Phaedo -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Phaedrus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Philebus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- The Republic -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- The Seventh Letter -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Sophist -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Statesman -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Symposium -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Theaetetus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Timaeus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
370 BC-- Parmenides -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Charmides, or Temperance -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Euthydemus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Euthyphro -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Gorgias -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Ion -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Laches, or Courage -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Lysis, or Friendship -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Meno -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Protagoras -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
**De Legibus -- Cicero (106-43 BC)**
360 BC-- Cratylus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Citias -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Crito -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Laws -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Phaedo -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Phaedrus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Philebus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- The Republic -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- The Seventh Letter -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Sophist -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Statesman -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Symposium -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Theaetetus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
360 BC-- Timaeus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
370 BC-- Parmenides -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Charmides, or Temperance -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Euthydemus -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Euthyphro -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Gorgias -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Ion -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Laches, or Courage -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Lysis, or Friendship -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Meno -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
380 BC-- Protagoras -- Plato (c. 427-347 BC)
De Officiis -- Cicero (106-43 BC)
De Oratione -- Cicero (106-43 BC)
**De Republica -- Cicero (106-43 BC)**--finished 07/01/2018
History of Rome -- Titus Livius (Livy) (59BC - AD17)
Roman Lives -- Plutarch (c. 46-125)
History of Germany -- Tacitus (c. 56-120)
The Histories -- Tacitus (c. 56-120)
1500s
1531 -- Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy (1531) -- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)
1532 -- The Prince (1532) -- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)
1591-- Henry VI, Pt.II -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1591-- Henry VI, Pt.III -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1592-- Henry VI, Pt.I -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1593-- Richard III -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1593-- The Comedy of Errors -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1594-- Titus Andronicus -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1594-- The Taming of the Shrew -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1595-- Two Gentlemen of Verona -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1595-- Love's Labour's Lost -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1595-- Romeo and Juliet -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1596-- Richard II -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1596-- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1597-- King John -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1597-- The Merchant of Venice -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1598-- Henry IV, Pt.I -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1598-- Henry IV, Pt.II -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1599-- Much Ado About Nothing -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1599-- Henry V -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1600s
1600-- Julius Caesar -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1600-- As You Like It -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1600-- Twelfth Night -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1601-- Hamlet -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1601-- The Merry Wives of Windsor -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1602-- Troilus and Cressida -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1603-- All's Well That Ends Well -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1605-- Measure for Measure -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1605-- Othello -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1605 -- The Advancement of Learning (1605) --Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1600-- As You Like It -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1600-- Twelfth Night -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1601-- Hamlet -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1601-- The Merry Wives of Windsor -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1602-- Troilus and Cressida -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1603-- All's Well That Ends Well -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1605-- Measure for Measure -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1605-- Othello -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1605 -- The Advancement of Learning (1605) --Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1606-- King Lear -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1606-- MacBeth -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1607-- Antony and Cleopatra -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1608-- Coriolanus -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1608-- Timon of Athens -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1609-- Pericles -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1610-- Cymbeline -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1611-- The Winter's Tale -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1612-- The Tempest -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1613-- Henry VIII -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1613-- The Two Noble Kinsmen -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1620 -- Novum organum (1620) -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1606-- MacBeth -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1607-- Antony and Cleopatra -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1608-- Coriolanus -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1608-- Timon of Athens -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1609-- Pericles -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1610-- Cymbeline -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1611-- The Winter's Tale -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1612-- The Tempest -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1613-- Henry VIII -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1613-- The Two Noble Kinsmen -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
1620 -- Novum organum (1620) -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1623 -- De argumentis scientarum (1623) -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1625 -- Essays (1625) -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1625 -- On the Law of War and Peace (1625) -- Hugo Grotius (1583-1645)
1627 -- The New Atlantis (1627) -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
1644 -- Institutes of the Laws of England (1628-1644) -- Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)
1656 -- Oceana (1656) -- James Harrington (1611-1677)
1660 -- The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth (1660) -- John Milton (1608-1674)
1661 --Elementa Jurisprudentiae universalis (1661) -- Samuel, Baron von Pufendorf (1632-1694)
1672 -- De jure naturae et gentium (1672) -- Samuel, Baron von Pufendorf (1632-1694)
1680 -- The Antient Right of the Commons of England Asserted (1680) -- William Petyt (1636-1707)
1689 -- The Two Treatises of Civil Government (1689) -- John Locke (1632-1704)
1690s -- A Letter on Toleration An Essay concerning Human Understanding(1690s) -- John Locke (1632-1704)
1690 --An Essay concerning Human Understanding (1690) -- John Locke (1632-1704)
1691 --Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money (1691) -- John Locke (1632-1704)
1696 -- On the Reasonableness of Christianity (1696) -- John Locke (1632-1704)
1698 -- Discourses Concerning Government (1698) -- Algernon Sidney (1622-1683)
1698 -- A Short History of Standing Armies iin England (1698) -- John Trenchard and Moyle
1700s
1709 -- Vox populi, vox dei: Judgement of Kingdooms and Nations Concerning the Rights, Privileges, and Properties of the People (1709) -- John Somers (1651-1716)
1724 -- Cato's Letters (1724) -- John Trenchard (1662-1723) & Thomas Gordon (?-1750)
1728 -- The Dunciad (1728) -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
1731 -- Of False Taste (1731) -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
1731 -- History of England (1726-31) -- Paul de Rapiin-Thoyras (1661-1725)
1732 -- Of the Uses of Riches (1732) -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
1733 -- The Freeholder's Political Catechism (1733) -- Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
1733 -- Letters on the English Nation (1733) -- Francois Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778)
1734 -- Persian Letters (1734) -- Montesquieu (1689-1755)
1734 -- Reflections on the Causes of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (1734) -- Montesquieu (1689-1755)
1734 -- An Essay on Man (1733-34) -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
1735 -- A Dissertation Upon Parties (1735) -- Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
1740 -- A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-1740) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1740 -- Observations on the Romans (1740) -- Abbe Gabriel Mably (1709-1785)
1743 -- Remarks on the history of England (1743) -- Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
1749 -- The Idea of a Patriot King (1749) -- Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
1749 -- A Letter on the Spirit of Patriotism (1749) -- Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
1751 -- An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1751) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1751 -- Treatise: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1751 -- Works (1751) -- Francois Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778)
1752 -- Political Discourses (1752) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1752 -- Letters on the Study and Use of History (1752) -- Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
1754 -- Discourse on the Origin of the Inequality of Men (1754) -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
1755 -- The Natural History of Religion (1755) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1756 -- General History and State of Europe (1756) -- Francois Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778)
1759 -- History of Scotland (1759) -- William Robertson (1721-1793)
1760 -- The Law of Nations (1759-1760) -- Emerich de Vattel (1714-1767)
1762 -- History of England(1754-1762) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1762 -- The Social Contract (1762) -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
1762 -- Emile (1762) -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
1764 -- An Essay on Crimes and Punishments (1764) -- Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794)
1769 -- Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69) -- Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780)
1769 -- History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V (1769) -- William Robertson (1721-1793)
1770 -- Philosophical & Political History of ... the East & West Indies (1770) -- Abbe Guillaume Raynal (1713-1796)
1771 -- The Consitution of England (1771) -- Jean Louis Delolme (1740-1805)
1776 -- Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty (1776) -- Richard Price (1723-1791)
Post-American Revolution
1777 -- History of America (1777) -- William Robertson (1721-1793)
1779 -- Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779) -- David Hume (1711-1776)
1784 -- Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution (1784) -- Richard Price (1723-1791)
1784 -- Observations on the Government and Laws of the U.S. (1784) -- Abbe Gabriel Mably (1709-1785)
1790--Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) -- Edmund Burke
1800s
1835--Demoncracy in America, Vol.1 (1835) -- Alexis de Tocqueville
1840--Demoncracy in America, Vol.2 (1840) -- Alexis de Tocqueville
Other Authors Named, But Without Specific Works Mentioned
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) -- dates from https://www.thoughtco.com/list-of-shakespeare-plays-2985250
Coxe (Sir Edward Coke?)
Coxe (Sir Edward Coke?)
Plato (c. 427-347 BC) -- List from http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Plato.html
Undated -- Apology -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Cratylus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Citias -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Crito -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Laws -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Phaedo -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Phaedrus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Philebus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- The Republic -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- The Seventh Letter -- Translated by J. Harward
360 BC-- Sophist -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Statesman -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Symposium -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Theaetetus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Timaeus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
370 BC-- Parmenides -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Charmides, or Temperance -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Euthydemus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Euthyphro -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Gorgias -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Ion -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Laches, or Courage -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Lysis, or Friendship -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Meno -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Protagoras -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
Undated -- Apology -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Cratylus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Citias -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Crito -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Laws -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Phaedo -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Phaedrus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Philebus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- The Republic -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- The Seventh Letter -- Translated by J. Harward
360 BC-- Sophist -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Statesman -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Symposium -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Theaetetus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
360 BC-- Timaeus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
370 BC-- Parmenides -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Charmides, or Temperance -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Euthydemus -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Euthyphro -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Gorgias -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Ion -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Laches, or Courage -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Lysis, or Friendship -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Meno -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
380 BC-- Protagoras -- Translated by Benjamin Jowett
John Robinson (1575-1625), reverend of the Pilgrims
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