Letter : Monticello, Va., to [Samuel Harrison Smith], [Washington, D.C.], 1814 Sept. 21.

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Letter : Monticello, Va., to [Samuel Harrison Smith], [Washington, D.C.], 1814 Sept. 21.

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Autograph letter signed. After the British destroyed the Library of Congress in 1814, Jefferson wrote Samuel Harrison Smith to offer his private library as a replacement. He describes the growth of his collection, particularly during his years in France, and its contents.

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Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

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Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1772-1845

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...