Joseph Coolidge to Nicholas P. Trist
| dear N. | Boston: Feby 11. [1829] |
I write to you on the subject of the books; my will consist of two parts: those contained in the former I wish you to purchase for me at all events; those in the latter may depend upon circumstances.let me promise that your decision of the articles wh. I should want, at the sale of furniture &c at Monticello, has satisfied me more and more since you purchased them. I could not have done better had I been on the spot myself:Knowing then my tastes,—if the books go low, I give you “carte blanche”!
In the first place I want for Ellen or myself, from particular associations—,
XCornelius Nepos— Foulis’ edition, 8 vo: 1761.
XHenri 4th par Perefixe—12 mo.
XCharron de le Sagesse 2 vols—8 vo—1820.
XVolney’s Ruins—English, Red Morocco.
XCicero—Oeuvres philosophiques—10 vols—didot.
XSeneque—de la Grange—6 vols—8 vo—
XL’Homond—de Viris Illustribus Romæ—12 mo.
XWheateley on Gardening
XGudin, poeme—l’Astronomie.
XPlutarchi Vitæ, 6 vols—Paris, Coray.
XAbrege de Vitruve 12 mo Paris 1674.
XBibliotheque d’Architecture, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. &c. parts—
XPetit tresor d’Artistes—
Memo. 2d
XHomer,Heyne
XVirgil—do—
XEssai sur le moeurs, des nations, Voltaire.
Xdictionnaire des amusemens, de l’encyclopedie.
Xhistoire de Constantinople.what is this?
Rabelaisis this any good? is it worth buying?
XSacy’s Pliny—
XRepublic of Plato, & works—
XCorrespondance de Grimm.if cheap, buy
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the list that follows is added merely because I found it among my papers—many of the books I do not care about, and in your discretionary purchases I do not wish you to confine yourself to them.
Memo. 3d
XAnacharsis—7 vols. &c Paris, atlas. X
XBranmans official letters on last war.
X Voyage1 de la Troade. Chevallier.
Epictetus, Bodoni.
XCicero. de RepublicaX
XCabanis, Certitude de la Medecine.
XAmmianus Marcellinus Xif a good copy.
XHistoire des Animaux ?what is this?
XJosephuswhat is this? what edition, 2n?
none unless—good copies.
Memo 3d Continued.
| XScriptores Rei Rusticae. | |
| XArrian | XHenault |
| XHerodotus, Schweigheuser’s | X Lacratelle. |
| XXenophon—Edinbro | XPaine’s theological |
| Xdiodorus Siculus—Wesselling | [. . .] |
| XTraité de Physique—Haüy. | [. . .] ancient history |
| XRepublic de Platon—l’Abbe Grou——? | XEschylus—Porte du Theil |
| Xdiscours de Julien, d’argens. | XGnomici Poetae |
| XBoethius— | XLucianus2 Biponte |
| XAnalyse de Dupuis—Tracy.X | X Lysias—Auger |
| Conquiste de Mexico de Solis | XIsocrates |
| XCorrespondence de Cortes—avec Charles 5. | Xdemosthenes |
| Marbois complot d’Arnold. | XThucydides |
| XRefutations3 de la medicine | —————— |
| Renouard—de Morale | Lewis & Clarke; Porter, & Pike. |
| [. . .] | (histoire des causes premieres) |
| Xunitarian discourses | Ocellus Lucanus |
| Don Quixote — de l’accademie. | Loix de Platon |
| Terentius—Foulis | Senecae Opera |
| grammatica Castellana | philosophie de I’univers. |
| XEschylus &c by Potter | (origenis hexapla.) |
| Xappian | |
| XFleurens—systeme nerveux x | |
| Platon—a.b.c. | |
| Shaftesbury | |
| XOratores Graeci—Reiske | |
| XMitfords architecture x | |
| XDionysius Halicarnassius | |
| Xdion Cassius |
dear N. I wrote to you by a friend Welles sometime ago and begged you to send us a Catalogue of the books for distribution. many gentlemen [. . .] some literary bodies ask to obtain them in time to order purchases made when they see fit: do not fail then to send them, and let me know when the sale is to take place.
I found among my memoa a list of books which I have put into a [. . .] class —if any of them go [. . .] you may buy them for me; some of them I have marked thus X, and those are of more interests to me than the others. Nevertheless as I wrote to you on the 1st page, exercise [your] own good discretion, and knowing my tastes, make such purchases as [will] seem good to you, on my accts. If there are any books which have T.J. notes or private marks, they would be interesting to me, and to others please therefore have an eye to [. . .] and remember that your choice at the Monticello sale meets my full approbation, particularly those of the greatest cost—viz. the busts &c.
The trustees of the athenaeum beg me to inquire about Mr Jefferson’s pamphlets: where are they? what [. . .] are they to be sold or given away? Can I get them for the collection in our athenaeum, where there is a very large collection already, say, 12000! My dear N.—I beg you to interest yourself in my behalf in relation to the books; remember that his library will not be sold again, and that all the memorials of T. J. for myself and children, and friends, must be secured now!—this is the last chance!—let me hear from you, for you seem to have forgotten us, and when you write tell me if you know whats become of the Cromwell miniature wh. used to hang in the tea room.