home -- theygton's were also not able to preserve these remarkable objects themselves. bey thought that they might best cared for in the hands of a greater american public. at that time we see a lot of different objects coming up for sale throughout the 19th century. interestingly this volume the scene is so important that it was purchased by a series of well known american philanthropists and benefactors and collectors. it was purchased by phoebe hearst of california, who vernon'sy became mount first vice regent for the state of california. she was enormously influential here at mount vernon, also as a collector in the field. wasson, randolph hearst also a tremendous collector and i think that mrs. hearst passed on her love of collecting as well as her passion for american history to her son william randolph hearst. it's not surprising that he held onto the volume for so many years before it again appeared up for sale in a public realm. at that time, it returned to private ownership by another collector who held on to it for many years. beenve known where it has for so