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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 which 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 vols.,
and a donation of 234 works presented by an unknown benevolent
lady through the Rev. Dr. Alexander, of Princeton. Through
such additions, and the annual increase by purchase, the library
now numbers upwards of 18,000 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 in attendance daily at stated hours
to comply with their orders and to receive the books returned.
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