[DOC] [TLE] Sale of Books to the Library of Congress (1815) | Thomas Jefferson's ... [PAR] Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in rebuilding the Library of Congress when 
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to authorize the purchase of Jefferson's library faced congressional opposition,... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Jefferson : Jefferson's Library - Library of Congress [PAR] By 1814 when the British burned the nation's Capitol and the Library of Congress, Jefferson had acquired the largest personal collection of books in the United States.
 Jefferson offered to sell his library to Congress as a replacement for the collection destroyed by the British ... [DOC] [TLE] Library of Congress - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Main Library of Congress Building at the start of the twentieth century ... The 
Library of Congress was established on April 24, 1800, when President John ... 
for the purchase of a collection of books deemed necessary for the use of 
Congress, ... In January 1815, Congress accepted Jefferson's offer, appropriating 
$23,950 for... [DOC] [TLE] Nicholas Vella - Mellitensia libraries as a source of communication ... [PAR] Jefferson, an ex-president of the United States and an avid book collector, offered 
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sold to Congress in 1815 to replace the ... There were upwards of 6,000 volumes 
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the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was elected the second Vice 
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Congress that year, and he sold more than 6,000 books to the Library for ...... 
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opening session of the meeting and ex- pressed .... books. His latest, The 
Smithsonian: 150 Years of Adventure, Discovery and .... Dana Foundation Vice 
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purchase in 1815,. [DOC] [TLE] 5 Facts About Thomas Jefferson's Faith | Huffington Post [PAR] Apr 13, 2015 ... The mudslinging came to a head during the bitter presidential campaign of 1800. 
... His book, officially titled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, eventually ... 
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of the House of Representatives and Librarian 1807-1815 Patrick Magruder, .... 
the Hispanic Society of America, through its President, Mr. Archer M. Huntington. 
..... The appropriation for 1938-39 includes $12,000 for the purchase of books for 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Secrets of the Federal Reserve - American Patriot Friends Network [PAR] The original book, published under the title Mullins On The Federal Reserve, was 
... The research at the Library of Congress was directed and reviewed daily by 
George ..... a very exclusive group of millionaires, led by J.P. Morgan, had 
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Question: In 1815 Congress purchased this ex-president's 6,000-book library for the Library of Congress
Answer: Thomas Jefferson