Madison, James, 1751-1836 to Samuel Harrison Smith re: costs of moving Jefferson's library to Congress
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02793.011 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1815/04/08 Pagination: 1 p. 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy
Written as President. Jefferson sold his library to the nation (for what became the institution known as the Library of Congress) after the British burned the capitol. "Jos: D." is Jefferson's coachman, Joseph Dougherty. The Madison papers identified Dougherty's cargo as the books in Jefferson's library.
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