JEFFERSON PAPERS. MEMORIAL OF THOMAS JEFFERSON RANDOLPH, OF VIRGINIA, IN REGARD TO THE PURCHASE AND PUBLICATION BY CONGRESS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS OF MR. JEFFERSON. 30th Cong., 1st Sess. HMD7.
1847. 3pp, disbound, light wear and fox. Very Good.
Randolph was the devisee of Jefferson's manuscript papers. Lacking the funds to publish them himself, he offers them here to the Congress "for a consideration they may deem adequate." The Joint Committee on the Library recommends purchasing them, and presents a draft statute to do so for $25,000. Item #5169
Price: $50.00
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