Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-12
Loaned by Mr.. Levy.

AoduCu ny MI. Levy.
The views of Monticello and some of
the relics contained therein are loaned
by the present proprietor of the man
sion. Representative jefferson NJ Levy
of New York. They show exterior
views of the house, the state dining
room. the coffee urn used by Jefferson
both in the White House and in Paris,
the Louis XIV four-poster used by
Martha Jefferson Randolph, the daugh-
ter; the concealed dumb walters in the
chimney piece of the dining hall and
the table on which the great Virginian
wrote the Declaration of Independence
The letters give not only very COM
plete account of the literary transac-
ton, but picture of the simplicity
of the times, for embossed letter heads
or, in fact, letter heads of any descrip-
tion-for official letters are lacking and
legible penmanship was evidently then
considered one of the accomplishments
of gentleman. On view is the letter
written by Jefferson to President Mon
roe Offering the collection; one to Will
liam Thornton, architect of the Capt.
toll. advising as to its housing, and one
from Samuel H. Smith, editor of the
National Intelligencer, to Jefferson re-
gardfng its packing and transporta-
ton.
Hauled Here in Wagons.
The collection was hauled to Wash
ington by horses and filled ten wagons
letter from Joseph Milligan of
Georgetown, from whom Jefferson pur-
chased a great many of his volumes,
suggests to his old customer the crea-
ton of the office of a librarian of Con-
gress. The work had hitherto come
under the charge of the chief clerk of
the House.
The resolution of the joint congress
sional committee and the act authoriz-
ing the purchase, and dated October z
1874; pages from The History of Con-
sress,' precursor of the Congressional
Record. dealing with the debate there
on, and THE Catalogue of the Library
of the United states for 1915" all have
places in the exhibit.
The books are in a number of Ian
guages, living and dead, and are valu-
able not only from their association
with their famous owner, but as an
tiques and as specimens of the print
ers art Among the many subjects
covered by Jefferson's library are an
cient. modern, foreign. American and
ecclesiastical history. chemistry, the
technical arts, natural history, moral
ethics, religion, Jurisprudence, politics.
logic, rhetoric. oratory. criticism, nat
ural philosophy. agriculture, surgery
and medicine. mathematics. astronomy,
geography, fine arts and poetry
Volumes of Special Interest.
OF special interest is volume of
The History of the World" by Sir Wal
ter Raleigh, and Jefferson's own copy
of the collections of essays, known as
The Federalist," and containing many
annotations in his own hand. There is
facsimile of The Life and Morals of
Jesus of Nazareth" extracted textually
from the four gospels by Jefferson
These include only such texts as are
the spoken words of Jesus. and appear
in English. French, Greek and Latin.
The original is in the National Mu-
scum. They may be said to form a
sort of condensed" gospel
Among the many English, French and
american political pamphlets displayed
is one entitled The Principles of
Trade, which bears on its fly leaf the
record. in the handwriting of the donor,
Of it's presentation to Jefferson from
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