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Working drawings for polygraph machine and other devices

Description

Autograph manuscripts, pen and ink. Three diagrams. Polygraph drawing includes notes. The other two drawings are possibly for a leaf spring for a carriage and a double-locking mechanism for a casement door at Monticello. (3 pages)

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1803
Call number
HM 9395
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from American Art Association, 1920, 1921.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1915-1920.
Purchased from Maggs Bros. 1916, 1918.
Purchased from George D. Smith,
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bacon, Edmund, (1785-)
Barnes, John, (1730-1826,)
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Brockenbrough, Arthur S., (1780-1832,)
Carr, Martha Jefferson, (1746-1811,)
Cocke, John Hartwell, (1780-1866,)
Eppes, Elizabeth Wayles, (1752-1810,)
Eppes, Francis, (1747-1808,)
Eppes, Francis, (1773-1823,)
Eppes, John Wayles, (1778-1804,)
Eppes, Maria, (-1817,)
Lemaire, Étienne, (1772-1836,)
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, (1768-1828,)
Randolph, Thomas M. (1849-1937,)
Taylor, Cornelia Jefferson,
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