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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00782.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1825 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Cummings, Hilliard & Company regarding books for the University of Virginia |
| Date | 17 January 1825 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions ordering books for the schools of art and modern languages and ancient and modern history. Writes concerning courses in law at the University of Virginia and the need for books, especially "Thomas' edition of Coke Littleton published not long since in London. it is the first book which will be put into the hands of our law Students, and will in fact be the elementary book of the school" and is therefore "the most essential and most immediately necessary..." Notes that they will need to order the edition from London and gives a detailed description and how much it would cost. Also requests several other works. |
| Subjects | President Education Literature and Language Arts Book Selling Classical World and Ancient Civilization Law |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Monticello, Virginia |
| Theme | The Presidency; Education; Arts & Literature; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Not in Bergh. Largely on Jefferson's initiative, the Boston bookselling firm of Cummings, Hilliard & Company became the principal supplier of books to the new University of Virginia. Cometti, Jefferson's Ideas on a University Library: Letters from the Founder of the University of Virginia to a Boston Bookseller does not reprint this letter. A professor of law was not appointed until April 1826 when John T. Lomax accepted the position. See Cometti, Jefferson's Ideas on a University Library (not published there). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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