List of Books Sold to James Monroe, [10 May 1784]
List of Books Sold to James Monroe
[10 May 1784]
Books sold to Colo. Monroe | s | ||
Chastellux Felicité publique. 2.v. | 13. | 6 | |
Helvetius de l’homme. 3.v. | 13. | 6. | |
Gravina l’esprit des loix Romaines 3.v.1 | 19. | ||
Barbeyrac discours. 2.v. | 10. | ||
Vicat Droit naturel. 2.v. | 15. | ||
Felice. droit de la nature | 18. | ||
Certitude de Mahometisme | 13. | 6 | |
Oeuvres de Mably. 4.v.1 | 1. | 1. | |
Entretiens de Phocion | 4. | ||
Recherches sur les Americains. 3.v. | 16. | ||
Vattel | 1. | 16. | |
Epoques de la nature 2. v.1 | 11. | ||
Maniere de jouer aux echecs | 6. | ||
Oeuvres dramatiques de Diderot. 2.v. | 8. | 8 | |
Voyage en Grece par Guys. 2.v.1 | 13. | 6 | |
Wolf. 2.v. 4to. | 2. | 4. | |
Tissot. santé des gens de lettres | 4. | 6 | |
santé des gens du monde | 6. | 6 | |
Onanisme | 5. | 6 | |
Catalepsie | 5. | 6 | |
Musschenbroeck. 3.v. 4to.1 | 3. | 15. | 0 |
Henault. Abregé de l’hist. de France | 10. | ||
Vattel questions de droit naturell | 5. | ||
Blackstone. 4.v. 8vo. | 2. | 5. | |
Annual register 1781. | 12. | 6 | |
21. | 12. | 8 |
MS (DLC); entirely in TJ’s hand; endorsed: “Monroe James”; undated, but the date is established by TJ’s entry in his Account Book under 10 May 1784 (see statement of account with Monroe, following).
1. This and other volumes had been lent by TJ to members of Congress. In MHi there is a loose memorandum in a vellum-bound book labeled “Law Treaties” (see Vol. 2: 504) which reads as follows:
"Mr. Ellery | 2d. Mably |
Mr. Spaight | Vattel |
Colo. Monroe | Franklin |
Mussenbroek | |
3 Gravina | |
<Mr. Marbois | Buffon. Epoques> |
Mr. Gheeseland | <Tissot Gens du monde> |
Voyage a la Grece 1st vol. |
|
<Univ. signs of death> | |
Mr. Howell | <Vattel Quest. droit natl.> |
Felice 1st. vol.” |