Testament of Survival: An American Bible and the 1814 Burning of Washington
Posted by: Allison Buser
While the British military burned the federal properties of Washington during the War of 1812, some soldiers sought souvenirs to commemorate their conquest of the nascent U.S. capital. Seized by a British officer, one particular American bible in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division bears the marks of its dramatic removal, its captivity, and later its homecoming to the United States.
Posted in: American History, Library History, Provenance