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THE CREATION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.) [Randolph, John.] Report of the Joint Committee appointed to take into Consideration the Arrangementof Books and Maps belonging to Congress. 6 pages including title, [2]. 8vo, unbound, title page detached from rear blank; dampstaining, early owner's inscription on title page, manuscript notes throughout, 16-mm tear on top edge not affecting text. Senate document. [Washington], 18 December 1801
Signed on title page by Theodore Foster, then U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. The report was printed with blanks in place of budget figures and other information; these are supplied in manuscript, apparently in Foster's hand. Only 5 copies listed in WorldCat. "This report, written by John Randolph, was instrumental in the organization of the Library of Congress"--Streeter sale VII:4073. Shaw and Shoemaker 1538.
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