Library of Congress Loan Record
[October 26, 1855]
RECEIVED of the Librarian of Congress, the following Books, which I promise to return, undefaced, to the said Librarian, within the time hereinafter specified, or to forfeit and pay twice the value thereof; as also twenty cents per day for each day's detention beyond the limited time of a Folio Volume; ten cents per day for the detention of a Quarto Volume; and five cents per day for the detention of an Octavo or smaller Volume.
| WHEN RECEIVED | WHEN RETURNED | OCTAVO, OR SMALLER VOLUME To be returned in one week |
|---|---|---|
| 1853 Sept. 19th. | 1855. July 13 | Metamorphosis of Apuleius |
| " " " | 1854 May 17th | Knox History of Ceylon, 4to. |
| 1854 Feby. 9th. | 1854. July 26th. | Confessions of an Opium Eater |
| " " " | " May 17th. | Diary, &c. of Lord Malmesbury, 4 vols. |
| " March 30th | " " " | Jesse's London & its Celebrities, 2 vols. |
| " " " | " July 27 | Shakespeare, 1st v. (Mr. Lycett's.) |
| " Aug. 11 | " Septr. 2d | Fercal's Mysts. Of the Inquisition |
| " " " | " " " | Calderon's Works, 1st vol. (Vellum) |
| " " " | " " " | Cumberland's Min. Theatre, v. 14. |
| " " " | " " " | Blessington's Country Quarters, 3 vols. |
| " Septr. 2d | 1855 July 13 | Edgeworth's Works, <-1st v-> 2d v. |
| " " " | " " " | Do. 3d & 4th v. Mrs. Davis. |
| " " " | " " " | Do. 9th v. |
| " " 5 | " " " | Irving's Conquest of Florida. |
| 1855 Sepr. 18 | " Octr. 26 | Shakspeare & his Friends, 3 vols |
| " " " | " " " | Stand. Novels, 41st. v. Vathek |
| " " " | " Sept 18th | Hood's Prose & Verse (transferred to next book. |
From The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 5, pp. 125-26. Transcribed from the original in the Library of Congress, Receipt Book G, 345 and H, 288.