Jefferson's Library

   To take us away from these troubled times I will again turn to the subject of libraries which used to exist and were tranquil places. Having spent some of our time recently on "Stalin's Library", here is some information about Jefferson's, which was much smaller.
   Jefferson's library in Charlottesville was bigger, however, than the congressional one in Washington, the 3000 volumes of which were used as kindling by the British during the War of 1812.
   Feeling bad about the British bibliocide, Jefferson sold his 6000+ volumes to the Library of Congress and some members objected since some of the books  were in French and others about unsuitable subjects.
   It is also the case that Jefferson needed the money, but you bibliophiles will be pleased to know that he then spent more of it to rebuild his library. His choices were eclectic and among his requests were, Charles Hutton’s “Mathematical Tables” and John William Norie’s “A Complete Set of Nautical Tables.” Note that the latter work could be useful during these troubled times. 
Sources: 
  For more reliable ones see: "Jefferson's Library" provided by the LC and this longer one: “UNQUESTIONABLY THE CHOICEST COLLECTION OF BOOKS IN THE U.S.”: THE 1815 SALE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON’S LIBRARY TO THE NATION," by Endrina Tay, Commonplace: The Journal of Early American Life, Sept, 2016.
Post Script:
   I was able to visit Monticello, Jefferson's home, with a small group on a fine spring day. Apart from the home and its contents, the view and grounds are beautiful.
  The view explains 'Monticello', and like 'Montebello', the one near here and another one farther away in the Appalachians, both words are of Italian origin.