Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) President Jefferson's Library: A Catalogue
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06094 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Place Written: Washington, D. C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 27 February 1828 Pagination: 14 p. ; 22 x 14.3 cm Order a Copy
Compiled by the auctioneer, Nathaniel P. Poor. Title continues, "of the extensive and valuable Library of the late President Jefferson, (copied from the original MS., in his hand-writing, as arranged by himself,) to be sold at auction, at the Long Room, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington City,... on the 27th February, 1829." Printed by Gales & Seaton in Washington D.C. Catalog of the sale of Jefferson's retirement library at Monticello which includes 931 items to be sold. Jefferson's classification system is printed on page 2. Catalog priced at 12 1/2 cents.
Thomas W. Streeter's copy. George Wythe, a fellow signer of the Declaration, left Jefferson many of the books in this catalogue. Jefferson originally intended this collection to go to the University of Virginia but his estate debt upon his death made it necessary to sell the library. Jefferson created four libraries in his lifetime. His first burned in 1770 at Shadwell, his second was sold in 1815 to the United States to replace the collection burned by British invaders (it became the nucleus of the Library of Congress), a third library containing recreational reading was housed at Poplar Forest, Jefferson's summer home, was sold in 1873, and his final library for his retirement at Monticello.
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