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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06792 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1814 |
| Title | Report of the Joint Committee authorized to contract for the Library of Mr. Jefferson |
| Date | 28 November 1814 |
| Author | United States. Congress. |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Library Government and Civics Congress President War of 1812 Washington, D.C. |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Arts & Literature; War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |