Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Report of the Joint Committee... for the Library of Mr. Jefferson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06792 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1814/11/28 Pagination: 2 p. 20.9 x 12.2 cm Order a Copy
Report of members of Congress concerning the library of Thomas Jefferson, which the retired president had offered to the country to replace that destroyed by the British when they burned the capitol in 1814. Jefferson's library became the core of the Library of Congress. Printed by Weightman.
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