Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Richard Rush Monticello June 22. 19. books are indeed with me a necessary of life; and since I ceded my library to Congress I have been annually importing from Paris. RC (NhD). PoC (DLC). Print AuthorThomas JeffersonRecipientRichard RushDate Range1810 - 1820DateJune 22, 1819CollectionQuotes by and about Thomas JeffersonRepositoryNhDDLCQuote CategoryEducationReadingReason