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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02793.011 |
| From Archive Folder | The Personal side of the Presidency: 32 letters and documents |
| Title | James Madison to Samuel Harrison Smith about the costs of moving Jefferson's library to Congress |
| Date | 8 April 1815 |
| Author | Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Recipient | Smith, Samuel Harrison |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | President Library Government and Civics Congress Finance Transportation |
| People | Madison, James (1751-1836) Smith, Samuel Harrison (1772-1845) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The Presidency; Arts & Literature; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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