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LIBRARY.
The Library of the University, originally selected and arranged
by Mr. Jefferson, has since been augmented by several
valuable donations; among them the legacy of Mr. Madison,
amounting to 587 volumes, that of the late Christian Bohn, Esq.,
a generous and enlightened citizen of Richmond, amounting to
3,380 volumes, and a donation of 234 works presented by an
unknown lady through the Rev. Dr. Alexander, of Princeton.
Through such additions, and the annual increase by purchase,
the Library now numbers 25,000 volumes, comprising an unusually
large proportion of standard literary and scientific works
in the principal European languages, together with a rich and
extensive collection of engravings.
Students are allowed the use of the books, under the usual
restrictions, and the Librarian is present in the Library, for
seven hours daily, to attend to their wants.
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