Manuscripts

Lumber calculations and diagrams on the cutting of the trees for making columns

Description: Autograph manuscript, pen and ink. Item damaged and repaired. (2 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1774
Call number: HM 9389
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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