Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-10

80 ,.,,r, Illustrates, England In raf!icu!aT
rnc history OF Ken. and other counties WIZ" % cbrcIs
81 The country and o:h:r reihoi Aauls @ nj
10 liz huuks OF that Glass; formed pfohinc" p 49,
.,;s ,u,,rcan Ii from this source NC IL invcd IN
rising knowledge oil British 'opogfaphy sscrsl me-
The formal histories OF the times lhto ho
,s and ne had works of this description "hiG' o,
i, tom kna and common and 10 which no 9rnte uao
~ mr. his name or date place OF puolcauon "a NO.
~ pu. nr;vaIc history OF the prominent men anu W.
men Of seen Annc's time would be rare ouo -; e rex
land He large collection OF mcaiGa. veors
I ,,ir in folio and printed over two hnnoIeo yeaiS
I Hippocrales Galen, Focstu and Others oil hnc
| .rrriruens from The press OF Venice. =. ,. I, his
To- sometimes uade amusing notes in his BOOKS In h
sony If The Guide to Switzerland for which he thougn. We
ood TOO much ho pasted piece OF paper on %hlt
w,en The place OF purchase and The price ana In
The venerable maxim "Poin dargent To'n ae Sut Tooro
cony Of Tom Cribbs Memorial 10 Congress- by MOORE
whom by the way he complimened In person on is
which seemed to be nibblcd at one corner a,
win pencil: Torn by Bibo lohen puppy GU ~ n;So
WIN nm bc under scored part of the sentence, thaI DIDO
Snmh have sconcd such deed when fulgrown On Inc
y.Ieal of Humcs Treatise Of Lyman III MaauT
nbed TO- he has given US spice OF au'ooioe1aphy ,
~ WINS sent to Philadelphia in the year li9u 10 stuuy sa
with The then Attorney General OF The United nv
Rndoph This BOOK was e ss 1 Of study o
80 ,rshsJ no 10 20 through course OF metaphysics
,oeang After returned the book, he gave me Sf.nse'
to sud Then B ea 6 ON Gs History Of Greece VIVA
VI t-nms system of study1 What complete course
Me,aphysics2-Risum tenea!ls'
in bia twenty. third year when he wrote the para
oraph above quoted The writing excellent out 10
81 ns,c or as beautiful as il became afterwards
Mns Of his books were purchased abroad since inc con
Aapration at Bizarre which consumer neay , u u, vhjr
had on his different trips TO Europe ana al VI ta his h,a
Of his s hSS HI pos:D sa p
~, ~a sm ,hai library might we'll be- In the department
Of science it almost wholly In Sch 10 bv m
lure there many omnous on' ia W p ,nJninb him
wav nobody saw more clearly than oa l Nando'p nun
self and ought be said that on HIS s' boy o,ve
land he nurchascd number OF books, which, II lhey atve
at Roanoke his DEATH were not TAKEN rom y xUS h
n,i resnecabc collection Of pure literature maue oy u
one Of our eminent In Virginia since ,ne his
lion and was especially valuable as indicating ms ,h
and love of research; for be borne in nina ina! w
bonks nnrch,sed by him selected in the Ilnrlehi c
Of Er,onc onl Of thousands that were before h anu ha
oI them In such shabby attire as 10 show hal e 10 o"
vane Iav in their Intrinsic WORTH And it mus. DC sep
mind that have mentioned but few out OIL han"eos an
mainly with view of showing the class oha caste VI ~
hooks Iii subject of cgre, that no CATALOGUES OF h
books by competent hand, exists or is now pfaeteaoe
and sl more be depored that ccee'ion, .G nv
Characteristic Of all His possessions, was no'
some public institution and preserved enllle as e"'Ani
| and appropriate memorial OF his taste ana ecn'us'
| am, very truly YOURS, -,,cs,v
| HIGH b. GRlGSBf.