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Thomas Jefferson on Polygamy

I just came across the following blog, which contains a quote from Thomas Jefferson. Alas, it seems the Founding Father didn't like polygamy--look at the associations it has for him. The quote is about halfway down.

http://whiskeyfire.typepad.com/whiskey_fire/2008/03/cold-ass-wester.html

Thomas Jefferson on Polygamy (cont')

A quick search on Google brought up the following. It is a list of proposed laws that Thomas Jefferson drew up. The polygamy referance is about halfway down.
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendVIIIs10.html