Catalog of Jefferson Drawings

N001/K107/M

Annapolis - Hammond-Harwood House

Description: Sketch of plan and elevation.
Notes: Nichols description: "...measured drawings of the plan and elevation." This drawing has no scale or measurement markings.
Date: 1783-1784
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AZ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 22.5 cm (7-3/8" x 8-7/8") -- measured: JH 02OCT92 [Nichols published dimensions, 9-7/8" W x 7-7/8" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

002 N002/K203/M

Ampthill - house (plan)

Description: Design for the house. Scale: approx. 10'=1". Notes on verso regarding bricks required.
Notes:
Date: 1815
Medium: Pencil, with notes in ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.9 cm x 26.2 cm (8-5/8" x 10-5/16") -- measured: JH 05JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, ink stain in lower left, dirt smudges near stain, top edge dirty, slight discoloration at upper left and lower left corners

003 N003/K204/M

Ampthill - house (plan)

Description: Design for the house, with dimensions and note: "the chimnies [sic] a,c unite in an arch over a. then a. & d. unite in an arch over b." Unidentified pencil sketch on verso.
Notes:
Date: 1815
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.6 cm x 11.8 cm (2-5/8" x 4-11/16") -- measured: 05JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, left edge slightly tapered inward at top, left and bottom edges slightly ragged, good condition overall

004 N004/K205/M

Barboursville - house (elevation)

Description: Design for a dwelling house for James Barbour of Orange County, Virginia. Rear elevation. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Forms a set with drawing N005/K206. There are pencil notes (20th c.) along the bottom edge which identifies the drawing as being possibly of Monticello.
Date: 1817
Medium: Ink (press copy)
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.2 cm x 20.1 cm (9-15/16" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 05JAN93 [Nichols published dimensions, 8" W x 10-3/4" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large loss along middle & lower left edge (approx. 1-1/2" wide x 7-1/2" long) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid stains in lower half, miscellaneous dirt smudges and stains throughout, edges dirty

005 N005/K206/M

Barboursville - house (plan & elevation)

Description: Design for a dwelling house for James Barbour of Orange County, Virginia. Plans and front elevation show a house with a dome and portico. Scale: approx. 10'=1". On verso: notes and specifications (occupies right half of sheet); the last line reads "The dome may be omitted altogether if desired..."
Notes: Forms a set with drawing N004/K205. Nichols note: The dome was never built, and the house is now a ruin.
Date: 1817
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 34.1 cm x 53.3 cm (13-7/16" x 21") -- measured: JH 23JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; minor loss at center bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); split along vertical crease due to fold; fluid stains in lower left quadrant, at right bottom edge, at center left near edge, and along upper half of crease; horizontal tear approx. 1-3/4" from top edge at center; slight discoloration in area along edges; right edge dirty & ragged; assorted stains & smudges and patches of discoloration throughout sheet on verso

006 N006/K170/M

Edgehill - house (plan & elevation)

Description: Design for the house: drawing of plan and elevation. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: Before 1798
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 28.2 cm x 20.0 cm (11-1/8" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 2-1/2" x 1") in upper left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), traces of ink splatter around loss area, edges dirty (especially top and right edges) and worn (especially left edge)

007 N007/K171/M

Edgemont - house (plan & elevation)

Description: Plan & elevation of house at Edgemont. This plan corresponds to the Edgemont house as built. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803-1806
Medium: Ink (press copy)
Support: Paper CL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.0 cm x 20.2 cm (9-7/8" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 07DEC92 [Nichols published dimensions, 8" W x 11" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; loss (area approx. 2" x 1-1/4") at upper right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses at upper left corner, lower right corner, and along bottom edge also patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); discoloration around loss areas; tears in upper half of sheet minor losses in center of that section; edges worn and dirty

008 N008/K172/M

Edgemont - house (plan)

Description: Plan of house. Scale approx.
Notes: Kimball's list identified this house as "Shadwell?". Edgemont is Nichols's identification.
Date: ca. 1803-1806
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 20.8 cm (9-5/16" x 8-3/16") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; loss (triangular area approx. 2" x 1-1/4") at upper left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor loss at lower left edge also patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); assorted stains along left edge, bottom edge, and midsection; slight discoloration along left and bottom edges, left edge worn and dirty

009 N009/K173/M

Edgemont - house (plan)

Description: Plan of the house at Edgemont. Scale: 5'=1".
Notes: Kimball identified this drawing as: "Design for improvements in the house at Shadwell?"
Date: ca. 1803-1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 44.3 cm x 28.7 cm (17-7/16" x 11-5/16") -- measured: JH 21JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; horizontal crease at center from folding sheet in half; crease mark slightly dirty; losses at upper left corner, center top edge, and at right top & bottom edges (symmetrical with respect to crease) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses and fluid stains at center left & bottom edges; small patches of grey fiber (from mat board?) adhered along left top edge; slight discoloration at corners; ms text missing at upper right due to loss

010 N010/K174/M

Edgemont - basement (plan)

Description: Plan of basement, with dimensions. Some of the rooms are labelled. Scale: 5'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803-1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.9 cm x 39.9 cm (15-11/16" x 11-3/4") -- measured: JH 22JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, vertical crease at center due to fold, crease mark slightly dirty, stains along top & right edges and at lower left corner area, slight discoloration along edges & crease, edges dirty, lower right edge and left & bottom edges worn and ragged, goof condition overall

013 N013/K182/M

Farmington - house (elevation)

Description: Elevation of the house showing a Tuscan portico and surmounted by a widow's walk (?) with Chinese lattice railing. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1802 or earlier
Medium: Ink (press copy)
Support: Paper CL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.4 cm x 17.9 cm (10" x 7-1/16") -- measured: JH 07DEC92 Drawing occupies lower half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses at upper right edge near corner and in lower right quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), small holes around loss areas in lower right quadrant, fluid stain along left and right edges

014 N014/K183/M

Farmington - house (plan)

Description: Plan of a house for George Divers, based on TJ's favorite octagonal forms. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1802 or earlier
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 27.9 cm x 20.0 cm (11" x 7-7/8") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, grey discoloration along bottom edge with darkest area in the lower right corner and getting lighter towards the left, light stains near top edge, edges dirty and slightly worn

015 N015/K184/M

Farmington - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of the dwelling house. Recognizable by similarity to N014/K183. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Kimball listed the support as Paper BD, but Nichols made a point of noting specifically that it is not BD.
Date: 1802 or earlier
Medium: Pencil
Support: Laid paper, not BD (per Nichols's list)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.2 cm x 20.0 cm (10-5/16" x 7-7/8") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large triangular loss (approx. 1-1/2" x 1-1/2") at upper left corner, losses at lower right edge, all losses patched with Fabriano paper, ink splatter around loss at upper left corner, dirty along top edge (approx. 1-1/2" wide strip), assorted dirt spots throughout sheet, light reddish-brown stain at right bottom edge

019 N019/K189/M

Louisville - house (study plans)

Description: Farmington studies. Two plans, side by side, showing variations in layout, with some dimensions and calculations. Most notable difference is the plan on the right has 2 octagonal rooms while the plan on the left has one octagonal room. -->On verso of drawing N020/K190.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson's Designs for Two Kentucky Houses," Society of Architectural Historians, Journal, IX [1950], pp. 14-16. Kimball originally identified this drawing as Poplar Forest.
Date: Probably before 1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.8 cm x 21.1 cm (5-1/16" x 8-5/16") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, major loss along left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), right edge slightly ragged

020 N020/K190/M

Louisville - house (study plans)

Description: Farmington studies. Two plans, side by side, showing variations in layouts, with some dimensions and calculations. -->On verso of drawing N019/K189.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson's Designs for Two Kentucky Houses," Society of Architectural Historians, Journal, IX [1950], pp. 14-16. Kimball originally identified this drawing as Poplar Forest.
Date: Probably before 1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.8 cm x 21.1 cm (5-1/16" x 8-5/16") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, major loss along left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), right edge slightly ragged

021 N021/K191/M

Louisville - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of Farmington house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson's Designs for Two Kentucky Houses," Society of Architectural Historians, Journal, IX [1950], pp. 14-16. Kimball originally identified this drawing as Poplar Forest.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.4 cm x 25.6 cm (9-5/8" x 10-1/16") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at left top edge, tears along bottom edge, fluid and mildew stains along lower half of left edge, lighter stains along bottom edge, assorted other stain and dirt spots scattered throughout, discoloration along top edge

022 N022/K192/M

Louisville - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of Farmington house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson's Designs for Two Kentucky Houses," Society of Architectural Historians, Journal, IX [1950], pp. 14-16. Kimball originally identified this drawing as Poplar Forest.
Date: ca. 1804
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 27.6 cm x 21.9 cm (10-7/8" x 8-5/8") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, slightly dirty along edges, good condition overall

023 N023/K214/M

Maysville - Court House (plan)

Description: Plan for the Court House, Buckingham County, Virginia. Scale: approx. 10'=1". -->On verso of N024/K215.
Notes:
Date: 1821
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.3 cm x 21.9 cm (11-9/16" x 8-5/8") -- measured: JH 11JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor ink stains & smudges in center section, slight foxing, assorted light stain spots scattered throughout sheet

024 N024/K215/M

Maysville - re: Court House

Description: Notes regarding plan for Court House, Buckingham County, Virginia; notes include dimensions and design features. Scale: approx. 10'=1". -->On verso of drawing N023/K214.
Notes: The notes were written on a different sheet of paper (measuring 20.0 cm x 12.5 cm, 7-7/8" x 4-15/16") than the drawing sheet. The note sheet was tacked on to the back of the drawing sheet with a spot of wax. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1821
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX(?)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.3 cm x 21.9 cm (11-9/16" x 8-5/8") -- measured: JH 11JAN93 [overall size]; note sheet size: 20.0 cm x 12.5 cm (7-7/8" x 4-15/16")
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, reddish stain at center top edge of note sheet from drop of wax used to attach note sheet to drawing sheet, slight foxing, shadow of drawing on verso visible (clearer in areas not covered by note sheet) due to ink bleed-through, assorted stains in bottom quadrant and in upper right corner area

025 N025/K004/M

Monticello - 1st version (study plan)

Description: Earliest known plan for the main house. Drawing shows a square wooden house with a loggia in the front. The interior has four rectangular rooms, no chimneys, no stairs, and closets/wardrobes along the rear wall. On verso of undated note from Dabney Minot. Specifications for a Tuscan order (TJ ms) on same side as Minot note.
Notes: The note from Dabney Minot is in regards to quantities of nails and lead required for building, and is addressed to "Mr. Thos. Jefferson" (misidentified by Kimball as "...addressed to H.P. Jefferson, a kinsman and correspondent of Thomas Jefferson.").
Date: Probably 1767; definitely before February 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC, manuscript
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.4 cm x 9.8 cm (6-1/16" x 3-7/8") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, good condition overall

026 N026/K119/M

Monticello - 1st version (study plan)

Description: Early study for plan of first house, with dimensions. Some calculations in pencil, along bottom edge. Scale: 24'=1".
Notes: Kimball orginially identified this drawing as Brandon, but later told Nichols that that it is actually Monticello (from: F. D. Nichols, Thomas Jefferson's Architectural Drawings, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, 1961, pg. 34.)
Date: Before 1770
Medium:Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 16.8 cm x 11.4 cm (6-5/8" x 4-1/2") -- measured: JH 07OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: Linen backed, large dark stains in mid-sheet, medium stain in upper left quadrant, mottling throughout sheet (heavier on bottom half than on top half) probably from old water damage

027 N027/K005/M

Monticello - house (study plan)

Description: Early plan for the house, cruciform layout, with notes and specifications. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 31.6 cm (7-11/16" x 12-7/16") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges worn (especially top edge), discoloration due to dirt around edges, scattered dirt and ink smudges

028 N028/K006/M

Monticello - 1st version (plan)

Description: Early plan of the first house. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AE
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.0 cm x 18.7 cm (9-1/16" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large heavily stained area in upper left quadrant obscuring some areas of drawing and lighter staining by lower right edge, losses in upper left corner and center right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), other corners worn

029 N029/K007/M

Monticello - re: 1st version plan

Description: Early plan specifications (dimensions of the order).
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). See F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 12.3 cm (7-3/8" x 4-7/8") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, stains in upper left quadrant (especially along edge) obscuring some ms text, loss at upper left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

030 N030/K008/M

Monticello - dependencies (study plans)

Description: Studies for plans of dependencies. Scale: 10'=1". Notes on verso suggests that these are plans for 2 stories of a dependency building.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 30.5 cm (7-3/8" x 12") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses in lower left quadrant (largest area in corner, approx. 2" x 3") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew stains around loss areas, discoloration extends toward center

031 N031/K009/M

Monticello - dependencies (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of dependency. Scale: 20'=1".
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AE
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.1 cm x 18.8 cm (7-1/8" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 11SEP92 Drawing occupies top third of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss and stains along right edge, loss along bottom right half, largest loss in bottom right corner (area approx. 1-3/4" x 2"), losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), small area of drawing in upper and lower right corners missing due to loss

032 N032/K010/M

Monticello - dependencies (study plan)

Description: Study for plans of dependencies, with 2 sets of notes (written along left edge; rotated 90 deg. in orientation from drawing). The first set of notes has been crossed out (with hatchmarks across the area). Scale: 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.8 cm x 45.6 cm (14-1/2" x 17-15/16") -- measured: JH 09APR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very badly damaged, large loss area (approx. 10" x 11") in mid-section extending to top & bottom edges at center patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), dark fluid and mildew stains at edges of loss area, light stain spots along upper right edge, tears near top and bottom edges at center, minor losses at lower right corner and center top edge, brownish discoloration along bottom edge, discoloration along top edge due to dirt build-up

033 N033/K011/M

Monticello - 1st version (study plan)

Description: Study of the plan for the house, with dimensions and notes on number of bricks and location of cellars. Scale: 5'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.1 cm x 36.8 cm (11-7/8" x 14-1/2") -- measured: JH 09APR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses in lower left corner area patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), vertical crease in center from folding sheet in half, tears along crease near top & bottom edges and at bottom edge to the right of center, assorted stains and smudges throughout sheet (especially heavy in lower left corner and center of right half)

034 N034/K012/M

Monticello - mountaintop layout (study)

Description: Study for general layout of mountain-top. Scale: 80'=1". -->On verso of drawing N061/K034.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.8 cm x 36.9 cm (9" x 14-1/2") -- measured: JH 11SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses in lower right and upper middle areas, discoloration due to dirt around edges

035 N035/K013/M

Monticello - pavilion (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a pavilion. Specifications and calculations on verso, written over a piece of a sketch. (Thus drawing appears to have been done on a piece of scrap paper, on the back of an unwanted sketch of something.)
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.0 cm x 9.0 cm (3-9/16" x 3-9/16") -- measured: JH 11SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at upper left and right corners, top edge worn

036 N036/K014/M

Monticello - pavilions (study plans)

Description: Studies for plans of terrace pavilions. Scale: 4'=1". Plans are probably for two different pavilions, not two stories of a single pavilion (this is in concordance with F. Kimball's "Thomas Jefferson, Architect," Da Capo Press, NY, 1968, pg. 121).
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AO
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 37.7 cm (9-1/8" x 14-7/8") -- measured: JH 11SEP92 [Nichols published dimensions, 13-3/4" W x 11" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses along edges, loss at center top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), smudges and dirt around edges, slight mottling overall, stains in midsection near edges

037 N037/K015/M

Monticello - dining room (plan)

Description: Plan of existing dining room in main house. Scale: 4'=1". Nichols note: Not plan of first pavilion, as identified by Kimball.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 31.6 cm (7-11/16" x 12-7/16") -- measured: JH 11SEP92 Drawing occupies right half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss in upper right corner (area aprrox. 1" x 4") along top edge, patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew stains in loss area extending to middle of sheet, loss and stains obscuring small areas of drawing, slight foxing overall

038 N038/K016/M

Monticello - stone house (slave quarters)

Description: Sketch plans & elevation of stone house (slave quarters), with notes. Plans show two different layouts, numbered 1 and 2. The notes show which type was to be built for the various slaves at Monticello. -->On verso of drawing N055/K030.
Notes: Most of the notes have been crossed out. The last two lines of the notes at upper left states: "for Betty Hemings & her family. plan No. 1. / for...& George & his family. plan No. 2." Nichols identified this drawing as "Stone (or weaver's or overseer's) house."
Date: September 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 14.4 cm x 19.0 cm (5-11/16" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 11 SEP92 [Nichols published dimensions, 7-1/2" W x 6-3/4 H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor loss at upper left corner patched with oriental tissue (1992), edges worn

039 N039/K017/M

Monticello - stone house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of stone (or weaver's or overseer's) house, with brick calculations.
Notes:
Date: September 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AI
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.8 cm x 9.8 cm (6-1/4" x 3-7/8") -- measured: JH 11SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 1" x 1/4") along right edge at 1-3/4" from bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

040 N040/K018/M

Monticello - 1st version (study plan)

Description: Study of the plan for the house. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 34.6 cm x 48.2 cm (13-5/8" x 19") -- measured: JH 14APR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at corners as well as top, right, and bottom edges (near corners) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), major tears at top (largest in center) from edge inward, minor tears along bottom edge, crease marks at upper right corner area, dirt smudge in center, discoloration throughout sheet - especially along edges, dirt and stains quite heavy along edges, worn and ragged edges

041 N041/K019/M

Monticello - 1st version (elevation study)

Description: Study for the elevation. Incomplete study of first Monticello elevation - shows first story only. Althought no second story is shown, the position of the drawing on the sheet (on lower half) implies that one was intended. Scale: 4'=1". -->On verso of drawing N072/K043.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 116.
Date: 1768-1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AK
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 48.4 cm x 68.3 cm (26-7/8" x 19-1/16") -- measured: JH 15JUN93 Drawing occupies lower half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; vertical crease mark at center dirty; losses at center top and bottom edges along crease mark; minor losses at lower left corner, along crease in midsection, and along upper half of right edge; losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal tears along crease mark, near right edge at center, and across center of left half; mildew stain at upper left quadrant; fluid stain along lower third of crease mark; assorted other stains and discoloration throughout sheet

042 N042/K020/M

Monticello - exterior doors (study)

Description: Study for exterior doors on the west of the house (parlor and study), with notes and specifications. Scale: 4'=1". -->On verso of drawing N043/K021.
Notes: Drawing occupies lower left quadrant of sheet.
Date: ca. 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 60.3 cm x 48.3 cm (23-3/4" x 19") -- measured: JH 15JUN93 [Nichols published dimensions, 19" W x 11-3/4" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, sheet was torn along horizontal crease where it was folded in half, upper and lower halves reattached, losses at center left edge and lower right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ink stain and spots at upper right corner area and midsection of lower left quadrant, greyish discoloration (darker near edges) in bottom quarter of sheet due to dirt, uneven yellowish discoloration in top three-quarters of sheet

043 N043/K021/M

Monticello - cellars (plan)

Description: Plan of the cellars. Scale: 4'=1". Drawing to accompany N 040, Study for the plan. -->On verso of drawing N042/K020.
Notes: It appears that at some point the right half of the drawing got separated from the left half and was given the number M 27 prior to the two halves being reunited.
Date: Probably from 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 48.3 cm x 60.3 cm (19" x 23-3/4") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, sheet was torn along vertical crease where it was folded in half, left and right halves reattached, losses at center bottom edge and left top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), stain spots at upper left and right edges near corners, crease mark and edges dirty and discolored

044 N044/K022/M

Monticello - cellar floor (plan)

Description: "Plan of the cellar floors," with specifications/dimensions. Scale: 4'=1". Notes on verso not related to drawing; note lists names of non-residents and each person's tithe.
Notes: TJ added 2-1/2"-3" x 10-1/2" pieces of scrap paper along center top and bottom edges of the main sheet as extension pieces on which to draw the underpinnings of the porticos; on verso of the piece along the bottom edge is the list of names.
Date: Probably early 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL and AB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.1 cm x 60.4 cm (14-3/16" x 23-13/16") -- measured: JH 09JUL93 Main sheet: 24.5 cm x 60.4 cm (9-13/16" x 23-13/16")
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses along left & right edges patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), vertical creases at center and near right edge, tears along center crease and near left & right eges, bleed-through of ink stains on verso scattered throughout left half, ink stain near right edge (visible on verso), red wax stains along seam of main sheet and attached pieces, stains at left edge of bottom paper addition and on verso, dirt discoloration along left & right edges and right half of top paper addition

048 N048/K023/M

Monticello - 1st version (elevation)

Description: Final elevation of first version. Scale: 4'=1". The house was nearly finished by 1782, but the upper portico seems never to have been completed. The octagonal ends are not shown on this drawing.
Notes:
Date: probably before March 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 35.6 cm x 48.9 cm (14" x 19-1/4") -- measured: JH 28JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; tears at upper right, in midsection by right & left edges, and near bottom edge at center; minor losses along tears by right & bottom edges; split along vertical crease at center due to fold; creases in lower left & right corners; 5 small evenly-spaced holes along horizontal 4" from top edge (stitch holes from when paper was page of a book?); assorted stains and spots in lower half; edges discolored due to dirt; Fabriano paper patch (20th c.) along ragged edges to square off sheet

049 N049/K024/M

Monticello - 1st floor of 1st version (plan)

Description: "Plan of the first floor, showing the thickness etc. of the walls above the water table" with notes in lower left and right corners (some of which are crossed out). This is the final first-floor plan of of the first version of the house; the octagonal bows were added to this plan, showing the house as it was built. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes: Nichols note: [Drawing] based on [Nichols #] 40 and derived from Robert Morris' Select Architecture.
Date: Probably before March 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 48.4 cm x 60.3 cm (19-1/16" x 23-3/4") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, separation at center along vertical crease due to fold, 9" long horizontal tear centered at 6-7/8" from top edge, losses at edges and at intersection of crease mark and horizontal tear patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), assorted stains and discoloration throughout sheet, small tears (up to 1-3/4" long) toward center at edges, crease marks and tear lines dirty, edges ragged and discolored due to dirt, some ms text missing due to losses at right bottom edge and lower right edge

050 N050/K025/M

Monticello - main stairs

Description: Working drawings for main stairs (as shown on N057/K032), with specifications. Scale: 2'=1".
Notes:
Date: Probably 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.6 cm x 18.7 cm (12-1/16" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 11SEP92 [Nichols published dimensions, 7-1/4" W x 10-7/8" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large loss at top left corner (area approx. 4" x 2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), some notes missing due to loss, heavy stains at edges of loss area extending to lighter stains towards center

051 N051/K026/M

Monticello - main stairs

Description: Working drawings for main stairs (as shown on N057/K032). Scale: 2'=1".
Notes:
Date: Probably 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.6 cm x 18.7 cm (12-1/16" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 14SEP92 [Nichols published dimensions, 7-1/4" W x 10-7/8" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at top left corner (area approx. 5" x 1-3/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy stains in area of loss, light to medium stains overall, ms text missing in upper left due to loss

052 N052/K027/M

Monticello - 2nd version (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of the house showing wings with bays connected by quadrants (suggested by drawing N119/K090), with "South North" written at center top; the word "South" is smudged. -->On verso of drawing N053/K028.
Notes: Nichols note: See also [Nichols #] 11 (this drawing has no equivalent Kimball number).
Date: Probably 1770 and early 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.9 cm x 8.4 cm (7-7/16" x 3-5/16") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss along top edge

053 N053/K028/M

Monticello - 2nd version (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of the house showing wings with bays connected by quadrants (suggested by drawing N119/K090). with "South" written at center top. -->On verso of drawing N052/K027.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1770 and early 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.9 cm x 8.4 cm (7-7/16" x 3-5/16") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss along top edge

054 N054/K029/M

Monticello - 2nd version (study plan)

Description: Studies for the house, with notes and calculations: 2 plans showing variations on a similar layout. On verso: "Thomas Jefferson Esq." (not TJ ms) with portion of broken wax seal, and more calculations (TJ ms).
Notes: The paper appears to be a piece taken from a letter received by TJ.
Date: Probably 1770 and early 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.0 cm x 10.7 cm (4-3/4" x 4-1/4") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss (probably 18th c.) in area of wax seal, minor losses along bottom and left edge of drawing, tears in lower right quadrant, slight separation at crease (approx. 1/3 down from top edge)

055 N055/K030/M

Monticello - dependencies (study plans)

Description: First studies for plans of dependencies, showing two floor plans with dimensions. Also two floor plans for a barn/shed and some calculations. --> On verso of drawing N038/K016.
Notes: Plans for the dependencies and one of the barn/shed plans has been crossed out with multiple diagonal lines.
Date: 1771 or 1772
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 14.4 cm x 19.0 cm (5-11/16" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 11SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor loss at upper right corner patched with oriental tissue (1992), reddish stain in area of loss, stain and loss may be due to sealing wax, edges worn

056 N056/K031/M

Monticello - dependencies (plan)

Description: Final drawing of the basement and dependencies, with dimensions and rooms labelled. Scale: 15'=1". Notes and specifications on verso; text rotated 180 deg. from recto in orientation.
Notes: Several of the room labels and dimensions appears to have been erased and re-written by TJ.
Date: Before 4 August 1772
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked: IV
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 34.9 cm x 53.2 cm (13-3/4" x 20-15/16") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at upper left (lower right on verso) corner and edge, lower left (upper left on verso) corner, upper right (lower right on verso), and along lower right (upper right on verso) edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); ink spots scattered throughout sheet on both sides; bleached effect along left edge and near bottom edge at center; discoloration throughout especially along edges; some ms text and drawing missing due to losses

057 N057/K032/M

Monticello - 1st floor & dependencies (plan)

Description: Final drawing of the first floor with dependencies, showing octagonal buildings at the corners and pavilions at the end of the U-shaped composition. Octagonal bows are part of original drawing. Scale: 15'=1". Notes on verso re: balustrade panelling for easy roof access "in case of a leak" (text rotated 180 deg. from recto in orientation).
Notes:
Date: Before 4 August 1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 34.9 cm x 53.2 cm (13-3/4" x 20-15/16") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, major loss along left edge (1/2" - 3/4" wide strip), minor losses at other edges and at upper and lower right corners, losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), transfer stain present from another drawing, ink spot at upper left quadrant on verso shows through on lower left quadrant of recto side, large tears in upper half, tear lines dirty, area along edges discolored due to dirt, drawing missing at upper left due to loss

060 N060/K033/M

Monticello - dependencies (cross-section)

Description: "A section across the offices" (dependencies), the link connecting house and wings - with notes. Scale: 2'=1". Specifications on verso.
Notes:
Date: Before 4 August 1772
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.5 cm x 22.9 cm (14-3/8" x 9") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses along right edge (various sizes) and at lower right corner (area approx. 2" x 1-1/4") of drawing, losses at the edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), some ms text and drawing missing due to loss, right quarter of drawing stained and mottling along bottom right edge of drawing due to old water damage

061 N061/K034/M

Monticello - mountaintop layout (plan)

Description: General plan of mountaintop, showing the lawn/garden and roundabout of the first Monticello. Scale: 80'=1". Also on sheet: observations of distant mountains and trigonometric calculations (in different orientations from drawing). -->On verso of drawing N034/K012.
Notes: see F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 117.
Date: Before May 1768
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.9 cm x 22.8 cm (14-1/2" x 9") -- measured: JH 11SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses in upper left and middle right areas, discoloration around edges, lower right corner area dirty

062 N062/K035/M

Monticello - garden temple

Description: "A temple for a garden." Scale: slightly less than 8'=1". Tracing from James Gibbs - Plate 67 & 69, Book of Architecture, London, 1739.
Notes: Kimball dated this piece ca. 1770-1771.
Date: ca. 1779-1781
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.4 cm x 19.4 cm (10" x 7-5/8") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor tears at edges, rectangular area (approx. 1/2" x 1") in upper left quadrant torn -- reattached ca. 1950-60, good condition overall

063 N063/K036/M

Monticello - garden temple

Description: A garden temple. Scale: 12'=1". Tracing from James Gibbs - Plate 69, Book of Architecture (London, 1739). Calculations on verso.
Notes: Kimball dated this piece ca. 1770-1771.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 16.8 cm x 18.4 cm (6-5/8" x 7-1/4") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along left edge of drawing (entire length, approx. 1/2" wide) and minor loss at center top edge, both loss areas patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

064 N064/K037/M

Monticello - garden temple

Description: A garden temple. On verso of a dinner invitation from Mr. Hill of Roxbury. Calculations (TJ ms) on same side as, but perpendicular to, invitation.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1770-1771
Medium: Ink
Support: Card
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 8.6 cm x 5.9 cm (3-3/8" x 2-5/16") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

065 N065/K038/M

Monticello - observation tower

Description: 5-story observation tower with cupola; each story a different order. Elevation and sectional drawing (across top of ground level order). Scale: 10'=1". Specifications and notes on verso.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1771
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper AF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.6 cm x 23.0 cm (14-3/8" x 9-1/16") -- measured: JH 08APR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along bottom edge (approx. 1/16" wide) and along top edge to the left (right on verso) of center (semicircular, approx. 1" dia.) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), stain spots in area of top-edge loss, light mottling throughout; on verso -- more stain spots in lower left quadrant and large dirt-discolored areas in right half

066 N066/K039/M

Monticello - observation tower

Description: Observation tower. Scale: 10'=1". Specifications and notes on verso.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1771
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper AF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.5 cm x 23.0 cm (14-3/8" x 9-1/16") -- measured: JH 14SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

067 N067/K039/M

Monticello - chinese lattice gate

Description: Chinese lattice gate.
Notes:
Date: 1771 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 18.5 cm (4-15/16" x 7-5/16") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at upper left near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), good condition overall

068 N068/K039/M

Monticello - moldings

Description: Practice sheet for drawing moldings at full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 33.9 cm x 21.6 cm (13-3/8" x 8-1/2") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, worn along left and bottom edges, good condition overall

069 N069/K040/M

Monticello - arch. detail (ext. lower order)

Description: "The Cornice and Capitel [sic] of the triglyph, for the lower order, External" - with notes and specifications. Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N070/K041.
Notes:
Date: 1775 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 65.1 cm x 55.6 cm (25-5/8" x 21-7/8") -- measured: JH 12JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; split along creases (vertical at center and horizontal at approx. 10-1/2" from top edge); losses at upper left corner, along lower right edge, along lower third of vertical crease, along left bottom edge, along midsection left edge, and at upper left of intersection of creases -- patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); assorted stain spots throughout sheet; discoloration along creases and near edges; major & minor tears throughout sheet; line segment and some ms text missing due to loss

070 N070/K041/M

Monticello - arch. detail (ext. entablature)

Description: "The Architrave with its Tenia, and the Frize [sic] of the External Doric Entablature. The Capitel [sic] of the frize [sic] is subjoined to the Cornice on the other side." Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N069/K040.
Notes:
Date: 1775 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 65.1 cm x 55.6 cm (25-5/8" x 21-7/8") -- measured: JH 12JUL 93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; split along creases (vertical at center and horizontal at approx. 10-1/2" from bottom edge); losses along upper right edge, at lower left corner, along midsection left edge, at lower left of intersection of creases, along left upper edge, and along upper third of vertical crease -- patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); assorted stain spots throughout sheet; discoloration along creases and near edges; major and minor tears throughout sheet; line segments missing due to loss

071 N071/K042/M

Monticello - arch. detail (ext. upper order)

Description: "Ionic Entablature for the Upper order External" -- with notes and specifications. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 76.0 cm x 55.2 cm (29-15/16" x 21-3/4") -- measured: JH 12JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; split along creases (vertical & horizontal creases at center from folding sheet in half twice); losses along all edges and at intersection of creases -- patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); assorted stains throughout sheet; major and minor tears in areas by edges and both creases; discoloration due to dirt along edges and creases, especially heavy in top half; some ms text and drawing missing due to losses

072 N072/K043/M

Monticello - arch. details (dining room)

Description: "Architrave and Frize of the Dining Room." Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N041/K019.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AK
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 48.4 cm x 68.3 cm (26-7/8" x 19-1/16") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; vertical crease mark at center dirty; losses at center top & bottom along edge & crease, losses at upper left corner, along crease in midsection, and along lower half of right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal tears along center vertical, near right edge at center, and across center of left half; fluid stain along upper third of crease mark; assorted other stains and discoloration throughout sheet with heaviest concentration along crease mark

073 N073/K044/M

Monticello - dining room cornice (plan)

Description: "Cornice of the Dining Room." Plan, looking up. Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N074/K045.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 48.9 cm x 60.3 cm (19-1/4" x 23-3/4") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at upper left & right corners, center top edge, upper right near corner, center vertical crease, along midsection right edge, and along bottom edge -- patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); ink stain spots scattered throughout sheet; crease marks at lower left & right corners; tears at lower left & right (repaired); small horizontal tears along center crease (repaired); center crease, tear lines, and edges dirty; shadow of drawing on verso visible

074 N074/K045/M

Monticello - dining room cornice (elevation)

Description: "Cornice of the Dining Room." Elevation. Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N073/K044.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 48.9 cm x 60.3 cm (19-1/4" x 23-3/4") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at upper left & right corners, center top edge, upper left near corner, center vertical crease, along midsection right edge, and along bottom edge -- patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); right half and top edge of left half discolored due to dirt; mildew stain at upper right, ink stain spots scattered throughout sheet; crease marks at lower left & right corners; some ms text missing at right edge due to loss; tears at lower left & right (repaired); shadow of drawing on verso visible

075 N075/K046/M

Monticello - arch. detail (study)

Description: "Ionic Entablature for the Study" - with specifications. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 38.4 cm x 55.9 cm (15-1/8" x 22") -- measured: JH 12JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at upper left & right corners, at upper right edge, at right bottom edge, and along left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); vertical crease in center from fold; mildew stain (approx. 3" dia.) in lower left quadrant; tears in area along edges; discoloration along edges due to dirt; edges worn and ragged; line segments and some ms text along left edge missing due to loss

076 N076/K047/M

Monticello - arch. detail (study)

Description: "Ionic Basement of Study" - with specifications. Scale: full size. On verso: unidentified entablature/basement (drawing occupies 4-1/2" wide strip along side edge and is rotated 90 deg. in orientation from recto side).
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 55.5 cm x 38.4 cm (21-7/8" x 15-1/8") -- measured: JH 12JUL93 Drawing occupies right half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses along top edge, at lower right corner, along bottom edge, and at lower left edge near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal crease in center due to folding; tears in area along edges; sheet slightly dirty; light [fluid?] stain at center left edge; discoloration due to dirt at lower right edge; edges slightly worn and ragged; assorted stains on verso; discoloration due to dirt along crease and edges (especially edge with drawing)

077 N077/K048/M

Monticello - arch. detail (window)

Description: Details of windows, with notes and specifications. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AO
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 37.3 cm x 45.1 cm (14-11/16" x 17-3/4") -- measured: JH 13JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; split at center along vertical crease (due to folding); major losses at center top & bottom edges and right top edge near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses at upper left corner, upper right edge, and along center crease at 3-1/2" from bottom edge; top 3" of upper right quadrant very dirty; assorted stains scattered throughout sheet; tears in area along edges and crease; edges and crease dirty; edges worn and ragged (especially top & right edges)

078 N078/K049/M

Monticello - stair balusters (details)

Description: Details of balusters for main stair, with specifications. Scale: 1/3 full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AP
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 31.7 cm x 19.3 cm (12-1/2" x 7-5/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92 [Nichols published dimensions, 6-1/2" W x 12-1/4" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large loss (area approx. 4-3/4" x 2-1/2") in upper left quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), stains around loss area extending toward center, portions of drawing missing due to loss

079 N079/K050/M

Monticello - dado cap

Description: "[Cap of D]ado for Dining Room" -- with dimensions, notes, and feet-inches conversion chart. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 31.4 cm x 19.2 cm (12-3/8" x 7-9/16") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 3" x 1-1/2") at upper left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew stains around loss area extending to lighter stains in center, portion of title missing due to loss but drawing is complete

080 N080/K051/M

Monticello - dado base

Description: "[Base of Dado] for Dining Room" -- with dimensions and feet-inches conversion chart. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 31.4 cm x 19.3 cm (12-3/8" x 7-5/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at upper left corner (area approx. 2-3/4" x 2") and at center left edge (area approx. 2-1/2" x 2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew stains around loss at upper left coner extending to lighter stains in center, portions of title and drawing missing due to loss

081 N081/K052/M

Monticello - arch. detail (chimneys)

Description: "Drawings for the chimneys" - two drawings with dimensions. Scale: full size. A small piece of paper was tacked on with sealing wax to the right top edge of the main sheet as an extension for the drawing on the right. At lower right quadrant, is ms by Nathaniel McAllister "Drawing for Brick Molds" with signature (rotated 90 deg. in orientation from drawings).
Notes: This sheet could have been a cover sheet for drawings of brick molds sent to TJ by McAllister, which TJ used for drawing the chimney caps; TJ ran out of space for the drawing on the right and hence added the piece of paper at top so he could complete the drawing.
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 53.6 cm x 46.4 cm (21-1/8" x 18-1/4") -- measured: JH 13JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, piece of Fabriano paper (approx. 9" W x 6-1/2" H) attached to upper left to square off sheet, crease marks on main sheet due to folds, crease marks dirty, four spots of [sealing?] wax used to attach additional piece of paper to right top edge of main sheet (approx. 1/2" seam overlap), assorted stains throughout sheet, lower right quadrant very dirty

082 N082/K053/M

Monticello - chimney mold

Description: "Kitchen chimney" mold, with dimensions. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 38.7 cm x 32.0 cm (15-1/4" x 12-5/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss (area approx. 1" x 2-1/2") at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew stain around loss area, lighter stains and foxing overall, portion of drawing missing due to loss

083 N083/K054/M

Monticello - pedestal base

Description: "Base of Pedestal" for chimney, with dimensions and notes. Scale: full size.
Notes: On verso there are notes regarding dimensions written in ink. Also "Stephen Willis" written twice and a sketch of a triangle with lines in pencil. These do not appear to be TJ ms.
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 32.0 cm x 24.4 cm (12-5/8" x 9-5/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss at upper left corner (area approx. 2-1/2" x 2") and along left edge (approx. 1/2" wide) of drawing patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew stain in upper left by loss area, lighter stains overall with some foxing, ms text missing due to loss but drawing appears complete

084 N084/K055/M

Monticello - attic framing

Description: Details of eaves of attic. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1775 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 46.4 cm x 37 cm (18-1/4" x 14-9/16") -- measured: JH 13JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, horizontal crease mark at center due to folding sheet in half, small hole at lower left near corner, assorted dirt and fluid stains throughout sheet, crease mark and edges dirty

085 N085/K055/M

Monticello - outbuildings & garden (early study)

Description: Layout sketch of outbuildings and kitchen gardens. Preliminary sketch for "Study for outbuildings and kitchen garden" (N087/K056).
Notes: Nichols listed N 085 as "Sketch for [N075]." This appears to be a typographical error. It should be a sketch for 87. N075/K046 = Ionic Entablature for the Study. N087/K056 = Study for outbuildings and kitchen garden.
Date: ca. 1776
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 7.2 cm (7-3/8" x 2-7/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses along top of sketch, good condition overall

086 N086/K055/M

Monticello - south & north outhouses

Description: "South Out-house," showing poultry yards, with notes. "North Out-house," with notes, on verso.
Notes: "North Out-house" drawing and notes crossed out with two diagonal lines going from upper left to lower right.
Date: ca. 1776-1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Card
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 7.9 cm (4-15/16" x 3-1/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

087 N087/K056/M

Monticello - outbuildings & garden (study)

Description: Study for layout of outbuildings and kitchen garden. Scale: 80'=1". -->On verso of drawing N088/K057.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1776-1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 35.4 cm (9-1/8" x 13-15/16") -- measured: JH 15SEP92 Drawing occupies bottom quarter of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper left corner, good condition overall

088 N088/K057/M

Monticello - re: outbuildings

Description: Notes of dimensions for "Green house" and outbuildings. -->On verso of drawing N087/K056.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: ca. 1776-1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 35.4 cm (13-15/16" x 9-1/8") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at lower right corner, good condition overall

089 N089/K058/M

Monticello - servants' quarters (plan)

Description: Plans of servants' quarters for Monticello or for Governor's Palace, Williamsburg. Calculations (on upper half of sheet), more sketches (on bottom half of sheet), and "Colo- Charles Harrison" (TJ ms - in middle) on verso.
Notes: This piece of paper was probably a cover sheet of a letter TJ wrote to Col. Charles Harrison.
Date: ca. 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.2 cm x 18.8 cm (6" x 7-7/16") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

090 N090/K059/M

Monticello - servants' quarters (plan)

Description: Plan of servants' quarters for Monticello or for Governor's Palace, Williamsburg. Lines drawn across sheet on verso.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.6 cm x 16.6 cm (4-3/16" x 6-9/16") -- measured: JH 15SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, ink smudge at upper left, very good condition overall

091 N091/K062/M

Monticello - ionic portico & dome

Description: Decorative outchamber, with Ionic tetrastyle portico and dome. Specifications on verso. Nichols note: The elevation is notable for its fine draftsmanship; the specifications indicate Jefferson's composite method of designing. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes:
Date: Probably 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AT
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.1 cm x 16.0 cm (7-15/16" x 6-5/16") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

092 N092/K063/M

Monticello - pigeon house

Description: Decorative outchamber: pigeon house. Square columnar pavilion with a stepped roof and an opening above the architrave for the pigeons to enter. Specifications on verso. Modifications to the column capitals prevent rats from climbing in.
Notes: Nichols note: The elevation is notable for its fine draftsmanship.
Date: Probably 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AT
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.0 cm x 16.0 cm (7-7/8" x 6-5/16") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

093 N093/K064/M

Monticello - castellated tower

Description: Decorative structure: castellated tower in four stages, upper most level contains a small chamber. Elevation & top view.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 18.5 cm (9-3/16" x 7-5/16") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

094 N094/K065/M

Monticello - arch. detail (temples)

Description: "Tuscan capitel [sic] to a column...taken from Palladio" for temples over the corners of the dependencies. Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N095/K066.
Notes:
Date: 1776-1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 37.4 cm x 40.0 cm (14-3/4" x 15-3/4") -- measured: JH 13JUL93 [Nicols published dimensions, 9-3/4" W x 8-3/4" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor vertical tear at center top edge, minor fluid stain spots at center top edge and at midsection near left edge, spots of dark fibers adhered to surface of paper under silk in midsection slightly left of center, area along top edge slightly dirty, vertical crease due to fold at approx. 6-1/2" from right edge, shadow of drawing on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, good condition overall

095 N095/K066/M

Monticello - arch. detail (temples)

Description: "Tuscan base to a column...for temples over the corners of the Offices." Scale: full size. -->On verso of drawing N094/K065.
Notes:
Date: 1776-1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 37.4 cm x 40.0 cm (14-3/4" x 15-3/4") -- measured: JH 13JUL93 [Nichols published dimensions, 9-3/4" W x 8-3/4" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor vertical tear at center top edge, vertical crease due to fold at approx. 6-1/2" from left edge, crease marks along top edge, minor fluid stain spots at center top edge and at midsection near right edge, area along top edge dirty, vertical crease and crease marks along top edge very dirty, shadow of drawing on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

096 N096/K067/M

Monticello - arch. detail (porticos)

Description: Tuscan capital and base for porticos proposed at ends of house, with some specifications. Scale: full size. More specifications on verso, e.g. number to make ("Twelve bases & twelve capitels [sic] to be made..."), surface finish ("...The stone to be dressed as smooth as the chissel [sic] will do it..."), cost of each piece (14 shillings) and terms of payment
Notes:
Date: 1776-1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 46.7 cm x 37.5 cm (18-3/8" x 14-3/4") -- measured: JH 13JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; horizontal crease at center from folding sheet in half; crease mark dirty; fluid stain spots near crease in lower half; ink stain spots and smudges at lower right edge near corner, in midsection at approx. 3" from right edge, and near top edge at approx. 5" from right edge; discoloration due to dirt along crease in upper half; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

097 N097/K068/M

Monticello - building notebook

Description: Notebook for building at Monticello. Each page containing notes has its own Nichols/Kimball number and its own record entry in the database which include more detailed descriptions of contents and conditions. Pages 13-14, 18, 20-38, 40-42, 44, and 46 do not have individual records; all but pg. 41 are completely blank. Pg. 41 has "South Attic" at top of page.
Notes: Overall dimensions (HxW) -- closed: 23.8 cm x 10.5 cm / 9-3/8" x 4-1/8" (with cover), 23.8 cm x 9.8 cm / 9-3/8" x 3-7/8" (signature only); opened: 23.8 cm x 20.9 cm / 9-3/8" x 8-1/4" (with cover), 23.8 cm x 19.3 cm / 9-3/8" x 7-5/8" (signature only)
Date: begun 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper, various types
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 10.5 cm (9-3/8" x 4-1/8") - closed
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet silk encapsulated, contents saddle-stitched into one signature, paper cover repaired along spine, cover attached to signature with adhesive, losses on signature sheets (mostly along spine) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), pgs. 1 & 52 heavily discolored due to acidic paper cover, pgs. 2-4 & 49-51 slightly discolored, pgs. 5-48 good condition overall

097 N097/K068/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 1)

Description: "External lower order" - pg. 1 of building notebook for Monticello. The ms text begins: "After determining to have my Doric orders in Palladio's proportions the following corrections became necessary..." Primarily contains conversion of Palladio's minutes to feet-inches of the various elements of the order.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1770 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.4 cm (9-1/4" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at lower left and right corners, at center right edge, along top edge, and along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); red wax residue (from seal?) on verso visible as red spots in lower left corner area; heavy discoloration due to prolonged contact with acidic paper cover; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

098 N098/K069/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 2)

Description: "External upper order" - pg. 2 of building notebook for Monticello. Note at bottom of page dated 17 April 1775 reads: "The dim[inishe]d diam. of the Doric column is 52-'=20.11766 I. This therefore is the module of the order above and not 19 I. as mentioned in this page. All these numbers are consequently wrong."
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out with eight parallel diagonal (upper left to lower right) lines. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1770 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.4 cm (9-1/4" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at lower left and right corners, at center left edge, along top edge, and along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); spot of red wax residue at lower right corner area; slight discoloration probably due to prolonged contact of acidic paper cover with verso side; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

099 N099/K070/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 3)

Description: "External upper order" - pg. 3 of building notebook for Monticello. Similar to previous page: primarily contains conversion from Palladio's minutes to English inches of the various elements of the [Ionic] order.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1775 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper right corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), right edge worn and ragged, two small horizontal tears (approx. 1/2" long) at right edge 3" and 5" from bottom edge, discoloration (especially along edges) probably due to prolonged contact with previous sheet which is very discolored from direct contact with the acidic paper cover; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

100 N100/K071/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 4)

Description: "North Room" - pg. 4 of building notebook for Monticello. Primarily contains conversion of Palladio's minutes to English inches for the various elements of the order, with some notes at the bottom of the page.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. Notes at the bottom of page was was crossed out by a second diagonal line (parallel to the first) but confined only to the text area. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1775 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper left corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), left edge worn and ragged, two small horizontal tears (approx. 1/2" long) at left edge 3" and 5" from bottom edge, discoloration probably due to prolonged contact with previous sheet which is discolored from direct contact with the acidic paper cover; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

101 N101/K072/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 5)

Description: Doors of parlour - pg. 5 of building notebook for Monticello. Notes regarding the parlour doors as well as door inside parlour: "The two great doors of Parlour to be arched. The External order of doors Doric. The Internal Ionic. ...Corinthian arched door inside Parlour..."
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single vertical line (approx. 1" from spine) across text area. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1770 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 9.3 cm (9-3/8" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; lower portion of page (bottom 3-5/8") missing -- cannot determine if this was a) never there, b) cut out by TJ himself, or c) cut out at a later time; patch of Fabriano paper (20th c.) added to make page same size as others; loss along spine also patched with Fabriano paper, right top edge slightly worn and dirty; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

102 N102/K073/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 6)

Description: "Windows of Parlour etc. internally," "Niches," and "Corinthian end door of Parlour" - pg. 6 of building notebook for Monticello. Contains dimensions and/or calculations for the various elements involved in each section.
Notes: Each section on page was crossed out separately by a single diagonal line across text from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1770 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 9.3 cm (9-3/8" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; lower portion of page (bottom 3-5/8") missing -- cannot determine if this was a) never there, b) cut out by TJ himself, or c) cut out at a later time; patch of Fabriano paper (20th c.) added to make page same size as others; loss along spine also patched with Fabriano paper; small fluid stain at left top edge near corner; edges at upper left corner area worn and dirty; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

103 N103/K074/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 7)

Description: Octagonal projection of parlour - pg. 7 of building notebook for Monticello. Primary notes are calculations of dimensions accompanied by a sketch. Secondary notes at bottom of page separated from the primary notes by a horizontal line across the page.
Notes: Entries on this page were crossed out by two diagonal lines from upper left to lower right; one long line across primary notes and one short line across secondary notes.
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.5 cm (9-5/16" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper right corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, good condition overall

104 N104/K075/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 8)

Description: "Depth of N. E. Portico" and "S.W. Portico" - pg. 8 of building notebook for Monticello. Notes for NE portico gives dimensions, notes for SW portico gives dimensions accompanied by a sketch of the plan. Additional notes at the bottom of the page dated 27 August 1795 and 27 September 1795.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right.
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.5 cm (9-5/16" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 02JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper left corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, good condition overall

105 N105/K076/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 9)

Description: "Offices" - pg. 9 of building notebook for Monticello. Page contains several sections of notes specifying the relationship of the dependencies to the house, as well as dimensions and accompanying calculations.
Notes: Entries on this page were crossed out by multiple short diagonal lines (one per section). No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.5 cm (9-1/4" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at upper right quadrant of lower half, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, good condition overall

106 N106/K077/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 10)

Description: "Stone to be cut" - pg. 10 of building notebook for Monticello. Checklist of areas for which stones need to be cut, with dimensions of that area and specifying stone finish.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.5 cm (9-1/4" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at upper left quadrant of lower half, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to bleed-through, good condition overall

107 N107/K078/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 11)

Description: "Windows" - pg. 11 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications (type of wood, type of glass, and number of lights) for various windows in the house. Bottom quarter deals with doors. Last two lines are specifications for "Venetian window shutters" accompanied by a small sketch.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right.
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper right corner, loss along horizontal line 7/8" from top edge due to acidic ink on verso dissolving paper fibers, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, very good condition overall

108 N108/K079/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 12)

Description: "Statues, Paintings, &c" - pg. 12 of building notebook for Monticello. List of artwork, with the following note: "Bellini tells me that historical paintings on canvas 6. f. by 12. f. will cost L.15. sterl. if cop[ie]d by a good hand. Freso painting of landscapes or architecture costs 4-1/2 the sq. foot. damask silk hangings cost 30/ the sq. yard."
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper left corner, loss along horizontal line 7/8" from top edge due to acidic ink dissolving paper fibers, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

109 N109/K080/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 15)

Description: "Doors of Parlour & Study" - pg. 15 of building notebook for Monticello. Primary notes (upper two-thirds of page) are calculations to determine the dimensions of the various elements of the door, "adopting Palladio's proportions of the Corinthian column." Secondary notes specify the "data which determine these doors."
Notes: Entries on this page were crossed by two diagonal lines; one long line across primary notes from lower right to upper left and one short line across secondary notes from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1776-1778 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, small abraded spot near lower left corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, very good condition overall

110 N110/K081/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 16)

Description: "Outchambers" - pg. 16 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications/dimensions of architectural elements of the outchambers.
Notes: Notes occupy upper two-thirds of page. Entry on this page was crossed out be a single diagonal line across text from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1776-1778 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, small abraded spot near lower right corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, very good condition overall

111 N111/K082/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 17)

Description: "Corner temples over kitchen & Servants' room" - pg. 17 of building notebook for Monticello. Primary notes are specifications/ dimensions of various elements of the temple. Secondary notes (bottom 1-1/2" of page) refer to elements taken from Palladio with table of "minutes of the order turned into inches."
Notes: Entries on this page were crossed out by two diagonal lines from upper left to lower right; one long line across primary notes and one short line across secondary notes. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1776-1778 or later - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), excellent condition overall

112 N112/K083/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 19)

Description: "Lead for upper porticos," "Lead or copper to cover Bows," and "Method of covering Porticos and Bows." - pg. 19 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications/dimensions of area to be covered, with calculations of amount of material needed, and description of method to be used.
Notes: Each section on page was crossed out separately by one or more diagonal line(s) across text from upper left to lower right. No figures/ diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1776-1778 or later - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), excellent condition overall

113 N113/K084/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 39)

Description: "Stable" - pg. 39 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications/dimensions of the various elements of the structure.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across text area from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1776-1778 or later - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.3 cm (9-5/16" x 3-5/8") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), stain strip (approx. 6" long) along left edge of page at spine probably from old stitching, excellent condition overall

114 N114/K085/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 43)

Description: "Dressing room, or chamber" - pg. 43 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications/dimensions of the various architectural elements, with notes describing Palladio's measures and how it relates to English measures and a conversion chart of "Minutes of the Vicentine foot turned into English inches..."
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1775 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.4 cm (9-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ink smudge at right midsection near edge, light fluid stain at lower right corner, good condition overall

115 N115/K086/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 45)

Description: "Parlour. Corinthian order..." - pg. 45 of building notebook for Monticello. Upper half contains specifications/dimensions of the various architectural elements. Lower half contains table of conversion, "Minutes turned into inches."
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1775 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.5 cm (9-1/4" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), light fluid stain at lower right corner, very good condition overall

116 N116/K087/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 47)

Description: "Study. Ionic..." - pg. 47 of building notebook for Monticello. Upper half contains specifications/dimensions of the various architectural elements. Lower half contains table of conversion, "Minutes turned into inches."
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1775 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 9.5 cm (9-3/16" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at lower right corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), light fluid stains at lower right corner and left bottom edge, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, good condition overall

117 N117/K088/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 48)

Description: "Fireplaces," with added notes dated 12 December 1782, and "Order of the Rooms" - pg. 48 of building notebook for Monticello. Fireplace notes specifies dimensions of the various elements; dated notes are rotated 90 deg. in orientation from other notes.
Notes: Each section on page was crossed out separately by a single diagonal line across text area from upper left to lower right (with respect to text block). No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 9.5 cm (9-3/16" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at lower left corner, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid stain at lower left corner and right bottom edge, small ink stain spots at 3" from top edge and 1-1/4" from left edge, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

118 N118/K089/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 49)

Description: "Chimneys...," "Fireplace...," and "Orders of Rooms" - pg. 49 of building notebook for Monticello. First section contains conversion table of Palladio's minutes to English inches. Second section contains specifications/dimensions of fireplaces in Northern room and Elk Hill. Third section specifies order type and paper color of various rooms.
Notes: Each section on page was crossed out separately by a single diagonal line across text area from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.5 cm (9-5/16" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at upper & lower right corners and along bottom edge, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ink smudge in upper right corner area, fluid stain at lower right corner and along bottom edge, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

119 N119/K090/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 50)

Description: "Chinese temples" - pg. 50 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications and dimensions of various elements of the structure.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.6 cm x 9.5 cm (9-5/16" x 3-3/4") - measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at upper & lower left corners and along bottom edge, loss along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), grayish discoloration at upper right corner area probably due to dirt, fluid stain at lower left corner and along bottom edge, brownish discoloration along left & bottom edges probably due to prolonged contact with acidic paper cover, some ms text missing due to lossat lower left corner, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

120 N120/K091/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 51)

Description: "The Attic" - pg. 51 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications and dimensions of the various architectural elements, including table of "Palladio's parts reduced to inches" with "all wrong" written beside it.
Notes: Entries on this page was crossed out: top quadrant by two X's, next section by a chain of O's, and lower half by multiple parallel diagonal lines from upper left to lower right.
Date: 1771 (?) - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.4 cm (9-1/4" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses at upper left & right corners and along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ms text missing at upper left corner area due to loss, discoloration (especially along edges) probably due to prolonged contact of acidic paper cover with verso side, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

121 N121/K092/M

Monticello - building notebook (pg. 52)

Description: "The Attic" - pg. 52 of building notebook for Monticello. Specifications and dimensions of the various architectural elements, including table of part(s) with its equivalent in inches.
Notes: Entry on this page was crossed out by a single diagonal line across the page from upper left to lower right. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1771 - notebook begun in 1770
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 9.4 cm (9-1/4" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses at upper left & right corners and along spine patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ms text missing at upper right corner area due to loss, heavy discoloration due to prolonged contact with acidic paper cover, shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

122 N122/K093/M

Monticello - re: doric order details

Description: Note regarding details of the Doric order.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). This piece may have been part of the Monticello Building Notebook begun in 1770 (see N097-121/K068-092).
Date: Probably before 1775
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 5.4 cm x 13.0 cm (2-1/8" x 5-1/8") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at lower right corner (area approx. 1-3/16" x 1-1/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

123 N123/K094/M

Monticello - re: drawing octagons

Description: Theorem for drawing three sides of an octagon on a given base, with diagram.
Notes: This piece may have been part of the Monticello Building Notebook begun in 1770 (see N097-121/K068-092).
Date: 1771 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.0 cm x 10.7 cm (4-5/16" x 4-1/4") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

124 N124/K094/M

Monticello - fireplaces

Description: Sketches for fireplaces. Notes on "the architraves of the parlour chimney," with dimensions and diagrams.
Notes:
Date: 1771 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.8 cm x 12.5 cm (3-7/8" x 4-15/16") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

127 N127/K094/M

Monticello - orchard (plat)

Description: Plat of the orchard, with notes giving dates of planting. Notes continued on verso. The plat was drawn on three pieces of paper which were attached using spots of sealing(?) wax; approx. 1/2" overlap at the seams.
Notes: The main sheet is approx. 14-3/4" W x 11" H. The next piece (approx. 3" W x 7" H) is attached to the upper right edge of the main sheet. The last piece (approx. 3-3/4" W x 5" H) is attached to the right edge of the previous piece.
Date: 1776-1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 28.8 cm x 53.2 cm (11-3/8" x 20-15/16") -- measured: JH 14JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; splits along creases due to folds; loss along top edge, at center left edge, & along horizontal crease at 6" from right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); a piece of Fabriano paper added at lower right to square-off the sheet; small holes & tears along creases; stain spots & smudges throughout due to ink & dirt (especially in center section); crease marks dirty; discoloration in center section and along creases; shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through

128 N128/K094/M

Monticello - oval lawn (plat)

Description: Plat of a part of the oval lawn to the west of the house. Note under point a (at 79 deg. 30'): "to dress off this circular segment take for radius the distance from the center (a) to the pin b. and describe the periphery."
Notes:
Date: 1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 37.8 cm x 30.0 cm (14-7/8" x 11-13/16") -- measured: JH 14JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, horizontal crease in center due to fold, crease mark dirty, discoloration in area along crease, dirt smudges at lower right near edge and in area along top & upper right edges, fluid stain spot at center near bottom edge, ink spot at approx. 2" from right edge along crease, edges slightly dirty, good condition overall

129 N129/K094/M

Monticello - timber zone (plat)

Description: Plat of the upper part of the mountain, showing timber zone, with some dimensions. Notes relating to the timber zone on verso.
Notes: It appears that the small piece of paper was attached to provide extension space to complete the drawing along the top edge. The note on verso was written on the small piece, and continued for a few lines on the main piece of paper.
Date: 1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.5 cm x 37.5 cm (9-11/16" x 14-3/4") -- measured: JH 17SEP92 Drawing occupies right half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, small piece of paper added along top edge as extension of drawing space (18th c.) and adhered to main piece of paper using two spots of sealing wax, Barcham Greene laid paper added along top edge to square sheet (20th c.), slight foxing at upper left edge, very good condition overall

130 N130/K094/M

Monticello - timber zone (plat)

Description: Plat of a detailed survey for the timber zone. The plat was drawn on two pieces of paper, which were attached with 1/2" overlap at the seam. The additional sheet (approx. 8" W x 14-3/4" H) is attached along the right edge of the main sheet (approx. 18-1/4" W x 14-3/4" H).
Notes: 1 piece of paper (approx. 1-3/4" W x 5-1/2" H) attached at upper left edge of main sheet using three drops of sealing(?) wax. 1 roughly- trapezoidal piece of paper (approx. 6" max W x 4" max H) attached at right bottom edge of main sheet. No ms on these pieces.
Date: 1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 46.4 cm x 69.4 cm (18-1/4" x 27-5/16") -- measured: JH 14JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; loss at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); 2 vertical creases due to fold; fluid stain at center of right vertical crease; area along edges, creases, and seams discolored due to dirt; dirt smudges throughout center section; assorted discrete stain spots scattered throughout; small pieces of paper attached at upper left and lower right very dirty; Fabriano paper added along left and bottom edges to square-off the sheet

131 N131/K094/M

Monticello - south field (plat)

Description: Plat of survey of a field on the south slopes of the mountain, with calculations. More calculations on verso. Calculations appear to be unrelated to plat.
Notes:
Date: 1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 16.1 cm x 19.8 cm (6-3/8" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 17SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, dirt and scattered small stains on verso, largest stain (in center) shows through on front, good condition overall

132 N132/K094/M

Monticello - south field (plat)

Description: Plat of a survey of the same field as that in drawing N131/K094f (a field on the south slope of the mountain), probably contemporary with that.
Notes:
Date: 1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.2 cm x 23.6 cm (7-9/16" x 9-5/16") -- measured: JH 17SEP92 Drawing occupies left half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

133 N133/K136/M

Monticello - re: building insurance

Description: "Form of the Declaration for Assurance" dated 1796 with attachment. The form is printed, with TJ's ms filling in the blanks. On recto is the signed policy, and on verso is the instructions for filling out the form. The attachment details the various parts of the building covered by the policy, accompanied by a small sketch.
Notes: Original in TJ Drawings Box# M-1, photocopy in TJ Papers.
Date: 1796
Medium: printed form with ink ms
Support: laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 45.7 cm x 22.1 cm (18" x 8-11/16") -- measured: JH 09AUG93 maximum overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: edges of printed form reinforced with oriental tissue in 1993, ink stains at upper left & right corners of form, multiple horizontal & vertical crease marks on both sheets, split along horizontal crease at center of form, vertical crease along left edge of attachment sheet dirty, stain spots and residue of sealing wax in overlap area from two rows of 4 spots of wax used to tack attachment sheet to the form, the sheets were detached when the form was repaired and the attachment was then tacked on along the top edge with paste, paper seal by TJ's signature attached to form with a spot of wax

135 N135/K150/M

Monticello - 1st floor of 2nd version (plan)

Description: First floor plan of the remodeled and enlarged version of the house, approximately as it was built, with note stating "This draught is merely to show the joist holes, and is not to be depended on in any other part." Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 23.2 cm (11-1/2" x 9-1/8") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at upper right edge, major losses in left quadrant, losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ms text and drawing missing in left quadrant due to losses, large brown stain in upper right corner, smaller stains scattered throughout sheet, discoloration along edges from dirt

136 N136/K138/M

Monticello - house & grounds (study)

Description: Layout study for remodeling house and grounds, with notes on location (longitude and latitude) of Willis's mountain and how to layout axial lines to position the house and grounds. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1785-1789 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 40.2 cm x 26.8 cm (15-13/16" x 10-9/16") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses at lower right corner and along bottom edge at 3" - 4" from right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), separation along horizontal crease in midsection, tears from edge inward in left half of sheet, discolored due to dirt (especially in top quarter)

137 N137/K139/M

Monticello - 2nd version (study plan)

Description: Study for remodeling, showing layout of house with respect to compass points. No scale. Figure drawn on verso of a piece of a letter(?) in Italian, written in ink by TJ(?).
Notes:
Date: 1794-1795 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 8.4 cm x 13.3 cm (3-5/16" x 5-1/4") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, light stains at upper right and lower right corner areas

138 N138/K140/M

Monticello - 2nd version (study)

Description: Study for remodeling: an unfinished elevation sketch on left side and a finished floor plan on right side. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1794-1795 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.5 cm x 37.7 cm (8-7/8" x 14-7/8") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, vertical crease in center, discoloration along edges and center crease, light dirt spots (set by adhesive) throughout

139 N139/K142/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook

Description: Notebook for remodelling. 20 pages.
Notes: Each Nichols/Kimball number has its own record entry with more detailed descriptions of contents and conditions.
Date: begun 1794
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") - closed
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: see individual records

139 N139/K142/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 1a, 1-6)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 1a: "Piazza.." notes. Pg. 1: "Stone & bricks necessary for the house." Pg. 2-3: Notes on scantling, sleepers, joists, rafters, etc. Pg. 4-5: Notes on scantling and floor planking. Pg. 6: "Carting, Digging" - notes on limestone and sand needed for making bricks; digging for cellar and other below ground areas.
Notes: Pg. 1a is a small sheet tipped-in in front of pg. 1, but it used to be pasted on pg. 1 with spots of wax at the four corners and center top & bottom. Date written on pg 1: "1796.Jan.1"; on pg. 4: "Nov.14.1797"; on pg. 6: "1794.Feb.10" and "1794.May.29". Pg. 1-6 has no figures/diagrams.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92 Dimensions of pg. 1a: 4.9 cm x 11.7 cm (1-15/16" x 4-5/8")
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in Oct. 1992, heavy discoloration on pg. 1-1a due to contact with cover, discoloration lessens on subsequent pages, no discoloration on pg. 5-6, major tears & creases on pg. 1a, stains from wax drops on pg. 1a & 1-3

140 N140/K143/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 7)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 7: "Dome" - notes and specifications with diagrams.
Notes: The remodelling notebook is comprised of drawings N139/K142 - N146/K149.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in October 1992, pg. 7 is in very good condition

141 N141/K144/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 8)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 8: Notes and specifications on "Porticos" (with "Apr.11.96" date by side of notes on "S.W. Portico") on top half of page and "Sky room" on bottom half of page.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in October 1992, pg. 8 is in very good condition

142 N142/K145/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 9)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 9: "Pediment. Porticos." Notes and specifications with diagrams.
Notes: The remodelling notebook is comprised of drawings N139/K142 - N146/K149.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in October 1992, pg. 9 is in very good condition

143 N143/K146/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 10)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 10: "Orders of Architecture" notes.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). The remodelling notebook is comrpised of drawings N139/K142 - N146/K149.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in October 1992, pg. 10 is in very good condition

144 N144/K147/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 11-13)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 11: "Piazzas." - a portion of the notes has been scratched out with a diagonal line from upper left to lower right; this area was covered by another piece of paper. Pg. 12 is blank. Pg. 13: memoranda of measured dimensions.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). The remodelling notebook is comprised of drawings N139/K142 - N146/K149.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in October 1992, pg. 11-12 has stains from 8 spots of wax used to attach a piece of paper on pg. 11, pg. 13 has light stains from 3-4 of the wax drops

145 N145/K148/M

Monticello - remodelling notebook (pg. 14-15, 15a)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 14: Notes on "Pitch of Rooms," "Alcoves," and "Skylights." Pg. 15 & 15a: "Sashes" - diagrams and calculations, and "Marble for stoves." (There are misc. notes on verso of pg. 15a which have been scratched out, thus notes and diagrams on pg. 15a was probably done on a piece of scrap paper.)
Notes: Pg. 15a is a small piece of paper tipped-in in front of pg. 15, but it used to be pasted on pg. 15. The remodelling notebook is comprised of drawings N139/K142 - N146/K149.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, pg. 14 has slight discoloration along the outer edge, pg. 15 has ink and possible mildew stains in the area on which pg. 15a was attached

146 N146/K149/M

Monticello - remodeling notebook (pg. 16-20)

Description: Notebook for remodelling Monticello. Pg. 16: "Sashes on hand" and "Fireplaces." Pg. 17: "Stairs," "Chimnies," "Doors," "Book boxes," and Gallery across Hall." Pg. 18: Notes and diagrams of roof framing. Pg. 19: "Miscellanies" contain various practical notes with a diagram for bolt catch/plate. Pg. 20: "Offices."
Notes: Pg. 16: no figures/diagrams (notes only). Pg. 17-20: notes with at least one figure/diagram on each page. The remodelling notebook is comprised of drawings N139/K142 - N146/K149.
Date: Notebook begun 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 12.2 cm (7-1/4" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 20OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: notebook consists of 5 sheets folded in half and saddle stitched, each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was added ca. 1950-60 and removed in Oct. 1992, stains from pg. 15 shows through to pg. 16 but not as heavy, pg. 19-20 discolored due to contact with cover and has large stains of unknown origin (pg. 20 to a greater degree than pg. 19)

147a

N147a/K149/M

Monticello - remodelling notes

Description: Folio of notes for remodelling, 4 pages. Pg. 1: "Mr. Zane's Icehouse." Pg. 2: "Plaister of Paris ... " Pg. 3: "The Windlass plough." Pg. 4 blank.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: Before 1789 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.9 cm x 12.1 cm (7-7/16" x 4-3/4") -- measured: JH 03NOV92 folio size [sheet size: 18.9 cm x 24.0 cm (7-7/16" x 9-7/16")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at lower left & right corners patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), good condition overall; ca. 1950-60 this set of notes was bound together with another set (N147b/K149b) and an acidic paper cover added, the cover was removed and the two sets separated in November 1992

147aa

N147aa/K149/M

Monticello - terrace parapets

Description: "Easy methods of making parapet of terras," with sketch. On verso: "A better method than that on the other side," with sketch.
Notes:
Date: February 1824
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.0 cm x 11.9 cm (7-7/8" x 4-11/16") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss at lower right corner (i.e., lower left corner on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), vertical crease running length of sheet at approx. 1" from left edge, minor loss at lower right area (i.e., lower left area on verso, on sketch) probably from acidic ink dissolving paper fibers

147b

N147b/K149/M

Monticello - remodelling notes

Description: Notebook for remodeling, 16 pages, no cover. Pg. 1-2: "Bill of scantling." Pg. 3-4 blank. Pg. 5-6: "Dome" with sketch. Pg. 7: "North Bow." Pg. 8: "Parlour..." Pg. 9-11 blank. Pg. 12: "Partition..." with sketch. Pg. 13: Dining room arch sketch & notes. Pg. 14: "Arch of Dining Room." Pg. 15: "Venetian blinds..." Pg. 16: "Count Rumford's fire places..."
Notes: Notebook appears to be constructed of 3 sheets folded in half (forming pages 1-10 & 15-16) and 2 separate sheets (containing pages 11-12 & 13-14) inserted among the folded sheets.
Date: Begun November 1796
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BK
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.3 cm x 11.7 cm (7-3/16" x 4-5/8") -- measured: JH 03NOV92 overall notebook size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: sheets are silk encapsulated except for pg. 11-12 which is silk backed, a folded sheet forming pages 3-4 & 9-10 (blank pages) is missing, pg. 11-12 inserted but not attached, pg. 13-14 tipped-in, ca. 1950-60 this set of notes was bound to another set (N 147a = K 149a) and an acidic paper cover added, the cover was removed and the sets separated in November 1992

147bb

N147bb/K149/M

Monticello - terrace parapets

Description: "Note for railing on the Terrasses," with sketches. On verso: continuation of notes on upper quarter of sheet, remnants of a name and address (not TJ ms) in midsection, and line sketch of pattern similar to Chinese lattice gate (see N067/K039a) on lower portion of sheet.
Notes: It appears that the paper was a cover sheet for a letter TJ received at Monticello before he used it to make notes.
Date: 1824
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 12.4 cm (8" x 4-7/8") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at lower left corner (i.e., lower right corner on verso), loss at upper right edge with traces of red red (probably from sealing wax, thus loss is original from when TJ opened the letter), traces of crease where paper was folded can be seen on verso, minor losses scattered throughout sheet from acidic ink dissolving paper fibers

147c

N147c/K149/M

Monticello - re: piazza

Description: Notes on "Projection of flank of piazza...." Specifications and calculations.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BK
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 11.4 cm (5" x 4-1/2") -- measured: JH 23OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor loss at center of bottom edge; dark stain around loss area; more stain spots at upper left & right corners, lower right corner, center of top & left edges - probably from wax drops used to attach this sheet to another sheet; light vertical stain streaks on bottom quadrant and darker stain along right edge running vertical length

147cc

N147cc/K149/M

Monticello - balustrade

Description: "Balustrade," calculations and notes with small sketch in lower right corner. On verso of dinner invitation from TJ.
Notes:
Date: 1824
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.9 cm x 20.0 cm (4-11/16" x 7-7/8") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss at upper left corner, lower left corner worn, edges discolored, small stain spots and ink smudges scattered throughout sheet

147d

N147d/K149/M

Monticello - re: curve of dome

Description: Theorem for the curve of ribs of the dome, with diagram.
Notes:
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 11.4 cm (7-5/16" x 4-1/2") -- measured: JH 04NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along top edge (area approx. 3/8" x 2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), some ms text missing due to loss, stain in center of diagram

147dd

N147dd/K149/M

Monticello - re: wire screens

Description: "Wire screens for windows," with notes regarding examples at the President's House in Washington.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: after 1801
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.3 cm x 6.5 cm (3-11/16" x 2-9/16") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), horizontal crease at approx. 1/2" from bottom edge

147e

N147e/K149/M

Monticello - re: arches

Description: "Arches in the study," notes and specifications.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.2 cm x 12.2 cm (7-3/16" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 04NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, light stain in lower left, very good condition overall

147ee

N147ee/K149/M

Monticello - re: wire screens

Description: Notes on wire screens for windows and doors, with examples of screens at the President's House in Washington.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: after 1801
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.0 cm x 5.5 cm (7-1/2" x 2-3/16") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, slight discoloration at edges due to dirt, good condition overall

147f

N147f/K149/M

Monticello - arch. details (dining room)

Description: Notes on ornaments for dining room, dated "Jan.12.1803." On verso: Notes & sketches for dining room curtains (rotated 90 deg. to recto side in orientation).
Notes: There are more notes on the bottom of the page, oriented upside down from main notes; the paper appears to have been cut [intentionally?] through the line of notes of notes prior to the first line of these notes.
Date: 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.7 cm x 11.0 cm (9-3/4" x 4-5/16") -- measured: JH 05NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along top edge (i.e., left edge on verso), some ms text missing due to loss, small triangular loss at lower left corner (i.e., to upper right corner on verso side), losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

147ff

N147ff/K149/M

Monticello - portico & terrace benches

Description: "Benches for Porticos & terrasses," with sketches and notes on seats by Lenox at the President's House in Washington. On verso: more notes and sketch, and notes on portico venetian blinds.
Notes:
Date: after 1801
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.1 cm x 6.6 cm (7-1/8" x 2-5/8") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at center left edge (i.e., center right edge on verso) and lower right corner (translates to lower left corner on verso), good condition overall

147g

N147g/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (curtains)

Description: Sketches of window curtains, showing 2 different styles.
Notes:
Date: 1803 or earlier
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.4 cm x 6.8 cm (8-1/16" x 2-11/16") -- measured: JH 05NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, slightly dirty along top and bottom edges, very good condition overall

147gg

N147gg/K000/M

Monticello - garden/flowerbeds (layout)

Description: Sketch of the garden showing location of flowerbeds. On verso of a letter to Anne Randolph, his granddaughter, dated: "Washington June 7. [18]07." The letter discusses the sketch: "...I have resumed an idea...of a winding walk surrounding the lawn...with a narrow border of flowers on each side... I inclose [sic] you a sketch of my idea..."
Notes: The letter also includes a message to be forwarded to Thomas Mann Randolph, his son-in-law, regarding some financial matters.
Date: 7 June 1807
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.0 cm x 20.1 cm (9-13/16" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 25FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; minor losses at center left edge (center right on verso), upper left corner (upper right on verso), and center top edge; ink spots, smudges, and bleed-throughs scattered throughout sheet; shadow of ms (text/drawing) on verso visible

147h

N147h/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (curtains)

Description: Notes & sketches for window curtains, with a few calculations pertaining to the subject on verso.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 9.8 cm (8" x 3-7/8") -- measured: JH 05NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, pencil smudge (?) at upper right corner, very good condition overall

147hh

N147hh/K000/M

Monticello (?) - furniture (writing desk)

Description: "Plan for [a] writing desk...to be placed on a kind of high table (which I have)." Drawings, with notes, showing front and top views of a desk with compartments and drawers, including two hidden ones. The unit measures 12" high x 5'1/4" wide x 2'3" (27") deep at the base and 8-1/2" deep at the top. On verso: side view of desk with dimensions.
Notes: Nichols identified this drawing as "Kitchen cabinet, 27 inches high, or shelves with secret drawers."
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.3 cm x 19.0 cm (6" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 24FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, paper badly damaged, major loss in left half (right half on verso) and along bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy fluid and mildew stains in area around loss, some ms text and drawing missing due to loss, between loss and stains approx. two-thirds of sheet damaged

147i

N147i/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (curtains)

Description: "List of red curtains." Notes and table pertaining to red curtains. On verso: Sketch of curtains (?).
Notes:
Date: ca. 1804 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 10.2 cm (5" x 4") -- measured: JH 05NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; edges and creases worn; minor losses at upper right corner, upper left, and center right patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

147ii

N147ii/K000/M

Monticello - outbuilding (study)

Description: Study for an outbuilding showing lodging room, kitchen, and tenant's room with notes (rotated 90 deg. in orientation from sketch) "8. f. to be [missing]/between these [missing]." Sketch of rectangle labeled "Stable" on verso with the last part of 6 lines of notes; the last line reads "I sent Stephen Willis"
Notes: This piece is a badly damaged fragment. Typed transription of notes by William L. Beiswanger of Monticello, 14 October 1974; photocopied on to permalife paper, 8 September 1994 (originals disposed of).
Date: before 1770 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 11.8 cm (3-3/4" x 4-5/8") -- measured: JH 23FEB94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: unknown-sized portion missing at right (left on verso), right (left on verso) edge ragged due to loss, brown fluid stain along loss, greenish mildew stain in right half (bleed through in left half on verso), minor losses and tears along all edges, diagonal creases at upper left (right on verso) corner area, vertical crease mark at approximately 3-1/2" from left (right on verso) edge

147j

N147j/K149/M

Monticello - re: ornaments & mouldings

Description: Order for ornaments and mouldings, addressed to Mr. Andrews, signed "Th Jefferson" and dated "June 4.1804."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 4 June 1804
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BO
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.6 cm x 20.3 cm (4-3/16" x 8") -- measured: JH 05NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, circular stain with reddish outline at top edge (approx. 2-1/2" from left edge) probably from sealing wax, very good condition overall

147jj

N147jj/K000/M

Monticello - re: furniture (inventory)

Description: "Inventory of the furniture in the house at Monticello." 2 folio sheet forming 8 pages, with a marbled paper cover. Lists contents of various rooms, as well as sets of dairy utensils and "blue liverpool." Pages 1-7 full, page 8 mostly blank (only 2 lines on this page).
Notes: Not TJ ms.
Date: after 1826 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 20.2 cm x 16.8 cm (7-15/16" x 6-5/8") - folio; 23.6 cm x 19.0 cm (9-5/16" x 7-1/2") - closed cover; sheet size: Hx2W -- measured: JH 17FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet is silk encapsulated; crease marks on cover at 1-3/4"from side edges; brown fluid stain at lower left of front cover; strips of paper reinforcement on inside cover; minor loss at center side edges of folio sheets, patched with Fabriano paper on pages 3-8 (20th c.); horizontal crease marks on pages 4 & 8 with discoloration in area

147k

N147k/K149/M

Monticello - work memo

Description: Memorandum of work for Mr. Perry, dated "Sep. 24.04."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 24 September 1804
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BP
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 12.9 cm (8" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 05NOV92 Notes occupy top half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at center top edge and lower left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), good condition overall

147kk

N147kk/K000/M

Monticello (?) - re: inventory

Description: "Jefferson / Thomas } Inventory / A copy" -- cover sheet of record made by professional appraisers after TJ's death. On verso: "all of which is humbly submitted to the said court(?) / this 4th day of October one thousand eight hundred / and twenty six. / Reuben Lindsay jr. / Jno. H. Craven / Martin Dawson } appraisers / A copy / clerk(?) / Alex Garrett"
Notes: Not by TJ. No figures/diagrams (notes only). Text on verso rotated 90 deg. in orientation from text on recto.
Date: 4 OCT 1826
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Alex Garrett (?)
Dimensions: 19.2 cm x 32.3 cm (7-9/16" x 12-3/4") -- measured: JH 03MAR93 [Nichols published dimensions, 7-1/8" W x 5-5/8" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, 3 vertical crease marks (3-3/16" apart) where sheet was folded into fourths, left and middle crease marks very dirty, lower right corner and left half of sheet dirty, stain spots at lower left near crease mark and at left bottom edge midway between crease marks, verso side generally clean except for occasional small ink and stain spot

147l

N147l/K149/M

Monticello - work memo

Description: Memorandum of work for Mr. Dinsmore, initialized "ThJ." and dated "Sep.24.04." On verso: Memorandum of work for J. Hemings (rotated 90 deg. to recto side in orientation).
Notes:
Date: 24 September 1804
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.6 cm x 19.0 cm (2-5/8" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 05NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

147ll

N147ll/K149/M

Monticello (?) - re: lead for sash wrights

Description: "Memorandum of lead required for sash wrights."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 8.9 cm x 12.1 cm (3-1/2" x 4-3/4") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, good condition overall

147m

N147m/K149/M

Monticello - work memo

Description: Memorandum of work to be done, in 2 columns. Left column for "Dinsmore" and right column for "John Hem." Contents of this work list similar to other work lists (see N147l/K149l and N147n/K149n).
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Kimball note: On back of an envelope.
Date: 1804
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper [type unidentified]
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.6 cm x 12.8 cm (8-1/8" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 05NOV92 Notes occupy top third of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, reddish stain at lower left corner probably from sealing wax, very good condition overall

147n

N147n/K149/M

Monticello - work memo

Description: Memorandum of work for Mr. Dinsmore, initialized "ThJ." and dated "Sep.24.04." Contents of this work list similar to the other work lists for Mr. Dinsmore (see N147l/K149l and N147m/K149m).
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 24 September 1804
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.4 cm x 12.9 cm (8-1/16" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 06NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss along bottom edge, good condition overall

147o

N147o/K149/M

Monticello - re: southern piazza sashes

Description: "The Southern Piazza." Memorandum of sashes.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.0 cm x 12.8 cm (7-7/8" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92 Notes occupy top two-thirds of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses at upper left and right corners, small triangular loss at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), good condition overall

147p

N147p/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (venetian blinds)

Description: Notes and sketches, with calculations, regarding Venetian blinds for the South Piazza, dated "1805.Mar.24." On verso: "Arches & jambs of the Porticle before the door of the S.W. Bow room..." (notes and sketches).
Notes: Notes and sketches on verso occupies right half of sheet.
Date: 24 March 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.6 cm x 19.0 cm (2-5/8" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

147q

N147q/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (venetian blinds)

Description: Notes and sketches regarding Venetian blinds of the piazza.
Notes: "W----d 1963" written in pencil in lower right corner area, not TJ ms.
Date: 1805 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 13.0 cm x 21.0 cm (5-1/8" x 8-1/4") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses along left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

147r

N147r/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (venetian blinds)

Description: Crossed out notes and sketches regarding Venetian blinds of the piazza. (There is a diagonal line from upper left to lower right of the sheet.) On verso: Crossed out notes and calculations regarding sashes, rotated 90 deg. from recto side in orientation. (There is a diagonal line from upper left to lower right going through most of the notes.)
Notes:
Date: 1805 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.7 cm x 20.5 cm (2-5/8" x 8-1/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper right corner, good condition overall

147s

N147s/K149/M

Monticello - int. des. (venetian blinds)

Description: "Manner of fixing Venetian blinds in the Porticos." Sketch with notes. The beginnings of a similar sketch on verso.
Notes:
Date: 1805 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 6.6 cm (7-3/8" x 2-5/8") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

147t

N147t/K149/M

Monticello - re: locks & hinges

Description: Notes regarding locks and hinges, dated "Sep.3.05."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 3 September 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 16.3 cm x 10.6 cm (6-7/16" x 4-3/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92 Notes occupy top half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss at lower left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), tears from loss area extending toward center

147u

N147u/K149/M

Monticello - work memo

Description: "List of work to be done by Mr. Dinsmore," signed "ThJefferson" and dated "Sep.29.05."
Notes:
Date: 29 September 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BT
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.8 cm x 12.5 cm (7-13/16" x 4-15/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

147v

N147v/K149/M

Monticello - re: mantels

Description: Notes regarding mantels, with subsequent notes marked "bespoke of Mr. Blagden" and dated "Oct.16.05." The top half of the notes are boxed in pencil.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1805
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.2 cm x 19.8 cm (3-5/8" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, good condition overall

147w

N147w/K149/M

Monticello - passage arches

Description: Notes and sketch for semicircular arches of passages, dated "May.23.06," with brick calculations oriented perpendicular to notes and sketch. On verso: Notes on iron firebacks and on the pedestal for a bust, with a conversion chart of some sort.
Notes: The drawing sheet is composed of two pieces of paper attached to form a larger piece.
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 10.3 cm (4-1/2" x 4-1/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92 overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, sheet is made up of two smaller sheets (each piece is approximately half the overall size) tacked together with 3 spots of wax, on verso a strip of paper was laid on top of the conversion chart to cover an intermediate step in the conversion, ca. 1950-60 the paper was detached and silked then tacked on at the top only in its original position

147x

N147x/K149/M

Monticello - re: copper

Description: "Memorandum of copper wanted," dated "Sep.20.06."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 20 September 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.1 cm x 13.9 cm (2-7/16" x 5-1/2") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

147y

N147y/K149/M

Monticello - pedestal

Description: Sketch and notes for pedestal, utilizing Benjamin H. Latrobe's maize capital. On verso: sketch showing the pedestal crowned by a sundial.
Notes: Sketch on verso occupies left third of sheet only.
Date: 1816 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 7.4 cm x 10.3 cm (2-15/16" x 4-1/16") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, worn at crease in center, pencil (?) smudge at center right edge, ink smudges on verso

147z

N147z/K149/M

Monticello (?) - re: north portico

Description: "Estimate of the North Portico." Notes with calculations.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1823
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.3 cm x 8.8 cm (7-5/8" x 3-1/2") -- measured: JH 09NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges worn and dirty, minor tears at right edge

148 N148/K157/M

Monticello - window jamb (cross-section)

Description: Cross-section drawing of window jamb, showing inside shutters, with notes and dimensions. Scale: full size. -->On verso: beginnings of pencil sketch with some lines crossed out.
Notes:
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Ink & crayon
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 40.9 cm x 30.4 cm (16-1/8" x 12") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, horizontal crease where sheet was folded in half, major loss (area approx. 2-1/2" W x 4" H) at center right edge and minor loss (area approx. 3/8" dia.) at lower right near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), areas of abrasian near major loss, dark fluid stain in area around major loss, mildew stains in center on verso, discoloration along top edge and at upper left corner area due to dirt, assorted stains and discoloration throughout sheet on verso

149 N149/K151/M

Monticello - sectional drawings

Description: Sections through passages, offices, ice-houses, etc. Notes on verso. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 25.6 cm (11-1/2" x 10-1/16") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, major loss (area approx. 2-1/2" x 3-1/2") at center top due to [unidentified] spilled fluid, fluid and mildew stain around loss area, loss patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), slight discoloration in midsection

150 N150/K152/M

Monticello - dependencies (plan)

Description: Plans of dependencies to accompany remodelled house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 43.3 cm x 27.5 cm (17-1/16" x 10-13/16") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very dirty especially along edges, stain spots mostly concentrated in mid-area, sheet was folded into quarters, slight separation along horizontal crease, vertical crease worn and torn near edges, discoloration at edges and creases due to sirt

151 N151/K153/M

Monticello - lodge & greenhouse designs

Description: Designs for lodge and greenhouse, plan and elevation. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1796 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.0 cm x 22.2 cm (11-7/16" x 8-3/4") -- measured: JH 13NOV92 Drawings occupy lower half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very dirty especially at corners, center section lighter shade than surrounding area which has discolored due to the dirt

152 N152/K154/M

Monticello - roof framing (plan)

Description: Plan of the roof and its framing. Scale: 5'=1".
Notes:
Date: Probably 1796-1799
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.7 cm x 27.9 cm (11-11/16" x 11") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, creases where the sheet had been folded, minor tears in right quadrant, stains in midsection

154 N154/K155/M

Monticello - 2nd version (west elevation)

Description: West elevation of the final version of the house as it was built. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Robert Mills
Dimensions: 21.2 cm x 36.9 cm (8-3/8" x 14-9/16") -- measured: JH 19JAN94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, fluid stain around image, dirt build-up along edge of stain accentuating stain outline, slightly dirty along edges, good condition overall

155 N155/K156/M

Monticello - 2nd version (plan & west elevation)

Description: Plan & west elevation, study for remodeling. Scale: 16'=1".
Notes: Not by TJ. Image size - plan: 13" x 15-15/16" (max. dim.) elevation: 4-3/8" x 8-1/4" (max. dim.) overall: 18-5/16" x 15-15/16" (max. dim.)
Date: 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Robert Mills
Dimensions: 51.6 cm x 41.0 cm (20-5/16" x 16-3/16") -- measured: JH 07JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, two small loss areas near center left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), crease marks where paper was folded into 9 uneven sections, fold creases dirty, ink & wash stains at upper right edge, assorted stains along left edge and in lower third of sheet, discoloration heavy near edges and lighter in area of plan drawing, edges dirty

157 N157/K160/M

Monticello - arch. details (chamber chimney)

Description: "Cornice of chimney of Chamber. Model of Fortuna Virilis. Chambray. Pl. 15." [with notes]. Scale: full size
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 42.4 cm x 26.6 cm (16-11/16" x 10-1/2") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, slight stains scattered throughout sheet, top and right edge discolored due to dirt

158 N158/K160/M

Monticello - arch. detail (top of house)

Description: Cap and base of post in balustrade on top of the house. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink, with guide lines in pencil
Support: Paper BL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 38.6 cm x 48.1 cm (15-3/16" x 18-15/16") -- measured: JH 19JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical & horizontal creases at center due to fold; vertical crease mark and right half of horizontal crease mark dirty; losses at all corners, at upper right near corner, at center left & right edges, at top edge slightly left of center, and at points along vertical crease - patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); small, random creases near edges; fluid stain spots at center of left half; spots of abrasian at upper right of left half; dirt stains & smudges throughout; edges dirty & worn

159 N159/K160/M

Monticello - arch. detail (top of house)

Description: "Cap & Base of the ballustrade [sic] on top of the house." With notes and specifications, including calculations and small sketches.
Notes: At lower right quadrant are portions of pencil notes and a sketch resembling a baseball bat (may not be TJ ms); shadow of erased pencil notes near corner not TJ ms.
Date: 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink, with guide lines in pencil & red crayon
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 39.7 cm x 50.3 cm (15-5/8" x 19-13/16") -- measured: JH 19JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at upper left edge near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), vertical & horizontal crease at center due to fold, crease marks dirty, right half discolored, assorted stains & dirt smudges throughout sheet (especially in right half), minor losses & small holes along edges & creases, abrasian along lower left edge, discoloration due to dirt in areas along top edge of left half & along vertical crease, edges dirty & worn

160 N160/K160/M

Monticello - arch. details (parlour fireplace?)

Description: "Parlour." Details of cornice of fireplace (?). Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.0 cm x 28.6 cm (10-1/4" x 11-1/4") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; major loss (area approx. 1-1/4" x 2-3/4") at upper right corner and minor loss at lower right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); other minor losses and tears near edges; large brown fluid stains at top center, right center, and lower left areas; other smaller stains and discoloration throughout sheet

161 N161/K160/M

Monticello - arch. details (parlour door)

Description: "Cornice for the door between the parlour & Dining room," with notes on dimensions and some calculations. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.2 cm x 25.6 cm (9-15/16" x 10-1/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; major loss (area approx. 2-1/4" x 1-1/2") at lower left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); large dark brown fluid stain in area around loss; large mildew-stained area in center; edges worn, discolored, and has small tears; lower two-thirds of sheet discolored and mottled

162 N162/K160/M

Monticello - arch. details (dining room window)

Description: "Frize & Cornice for the inner window of the Dining room," with notes. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 40.0 cm x 24.8 cm (15-3/4" x 9-3/4") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), edges worn and discolored with minor tears along right top edge, minor loss at lower right edge, miscellaneous stain spots scattered throughout sheet

163 N163/K160/M

Monticello - arch. details (clock)

Description: "Frize, cornice and pediment for the clock. The architrave to be the same as the outer one." Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 40.0 cm x 24.8 cm (15-3/4" x 9-3/4") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges worn and discolored with tears in lower left and right edges, crease marks in upper left corner area, stains of various sizes and types scattered throughout sheet

164 N164/K160/M

Monticello - pedestal base

Description: Pedestal - "Drawings for a truncated column for the marble bust," with notes. Scale: full size.
Notes: Rectangular area (approx. 6-1/4" x 2-7/8") in lower right corner has been cut out.
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.8 cm x 40.0 cm (9-3/4" x 15-3/4") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, cut out area in lower right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), edges worn and dirty, minor stain spots scattered throughout sheet

165 N165/K160/M

Monticello - brick layout of passage windows

Description: Detail of arch "for the semicircular windows of the covered ways" - with specifications/dimensions and notes on the number of bricks required.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 58.1 cm x 45.6 cm (22-7/8" x 17-15/16") -- measured: JH 19JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, horizontal crease at center from folding sheet in half, crease mark dirty, yellowish stain spot (with waxy residue) at lower left near corner, horizontal strips of discoloration (approx. 1" wide) - one each across center of upper and lower halves, dirt smudges in area along edges and in bottom quadrant, discoloration due to dirt along edges and crease, discrete ink spots in bottom quadrant, edges dirty and worn (especially right and bottom edges)

166 N166/K160/M

Monticello (?) - arch. detail (door)

Description: "Entablature for a door." Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1803-1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BZ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 42.2 cm x 28.7 cm (16-5/8" x 11-5/16") -- measured: JH 19JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor loss at left top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); stains at upper left near corner, discrete ink spots in midsection dirt smudges in lower left quadrant, slight discoloration at upper left corner area; minor tears at upper & center left edge, center top edge, and lower right edge; upper left edge worn & ragged; edges slightly dirty; good condition overall

167 N167/K160/M

Monticello (?) - parquet design (study)

Description: Study for parquet floor. The general pattern is identical to the one in the parlour at Monticello. However, since the drawing has no scale and/or dimensions, it cannot be definitely stated whether this drawing is for that particular floor.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 28.1 cm (11-1/2" x 11-1/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, major loss (area approx. 2-3/4" x 1-1/2") at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), minor losses in area around major loss and at upper left and lower right edges, tears lower right quadrant (towards center as well as edges), slight foxing

168 N168/K160/M

Monticello (?) - parquet design (study)

Description: Study for parquet floor: a design showing lattice pattern.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.3 cm x 11.6 cm (6-1/16" x 4-9/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along top edge (approx. 3/8" wide strip) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

169 N169/K160/M

Monticello (?) - parquet designs (studies)

Description: Sketches of parquet floor designs. Four sketches of three different designs on recto, and one sketch (of a honeycomb design) on verso.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.5 cm x 9.5 cm (4-9/16" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, edges worn, horizontal crease in center discolored and worn, minor losses along edges and crease

170 N170/K160/M

Monticello (?) - pedestal

Description: Sketch for a pedestal, unfinished.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 28.7 cm x 14.4 cm (11-5/16" x 5-11/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at upper right edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), edges worn and ragged in upper right corner area, discoloration near edges - central area a lighter shade than surrounding

171 N171/K161/M

Monticello - notebook of improvements

Description: Notebook of suggestions for the improvement of Monticello. The notebook consists of 3 folded sheets and one half sheet forming 14 pages. Pg. 1: "General ideas for the improvement of Monticello." Pg. 2: notes on the grounds. Pg. 3-4: sheet iron roofing methods. Pg. 5: "The ballustrade." Pg. 7: "To fix a fan over the Dining room table." Pg. 6, 8-14: blank.
Notes: Kimball numbered pg. 1 as [Kimball #] 161 and all subsequent pages as [Kimball #] 162.
Date: Notebook begun 4 September 1804
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CA & CB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.8 cm x 12.9 cm (8-3/16" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92 overall notebook size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet is silk encapsulated, the half sheet forming pages 13-14 has been tipped in, stain in lower left quadrant of pg. 2 (shows through to pg. 1), crease on pg. 13-14 (from folding the sheet into 1/4's) dirty, stains on lower half of pg. 14, the sheets were saddle stitched and a cover added ca. 1950-60, stitching and cover removed in Nov. 1992

172 N172/K154/M

Monticello - bow window (plan)

Description: Instrument bay - "Plan of a bow window to be made at the southeastern angle of my cabinet for observing instruments." Scale: 12'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 13.3 cm x 25.1 cm (5-1/4" x 9-7/8") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses at upper left edge and upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), edges worn and discolored due to dirt, midsection of drawing in good condition

173 N173/K158/M

Monticello - arch. detail (parlor)

Description: Entablature for parlor, with notes and specifications. Scale: full size.
Notes: At lower left of upper half is a signed legend "Drawing of Thomas Jefferson in the latter years of his life." The signature appears to be "N J ----" (last name illegible).
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Ink, with some guide lines in pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 76.0 cm x 33.5 cm (29-15/16" x 13-3/16") -- measured: JH 16JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; three horizontal creases due to folding sheet in half twice; minor losses at upper & lower left corners and at lower right corner of top quadrant; major loss at lower right corner of upper half (triangular area approx. 4" H) extending along right edge of lower half (approx. 3-1/4" wide strip); losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); upper & middle creases dirty; stains in upper right quadrant; dirt smudges throughout sheet; upper half discolored; edges dirty (especially left edge)

174 N174/K159/M

Monticello - entablature modillion

Description: Modillion for entablature of parlor, with volute cut out as a template. Scale: full size. On verso: Pencil sketch for a mantel or door (with missing areas due to cut out on recto side).
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.8 cm x 42.7 cm (8-5/8" x 16-13/16") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, bottom edge worn and torn, vertical crease at approx. 2-1/4" from left edge, area between crease and edge very dirty and stained, foxing in midsection, top edge discolored from dirt

175 N175/K160/M

Monticello - arch. detail (hall)

Description: "Entablature for the Hall. Palladio's Ionic." -- with notes and specifications. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 75.7 cm x 54.5 cm (29-13/16" x 21-7/16") -- measured: JH 16JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor losses at lower left corner, center left edge, and upper right edge; major loss at lower right (triangular area from center right edge to center bottom edge to lower right corner); losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal crease at center due to fold; area along crease & edges dirty; assorted stains throughout; horizontal band of discoloration (approx. 4" wide) at midsection of upper half; tears at edges & crease (major ones at top & bottom edges)

176 N176/K160/M

Monticello - arch. detail (north bow)

Description: "Architrave and frize for the North Bow. from the Doric of Albano." On verso: "Cornice for the North Bow. Doric of Albano." (rotated 90 deg. in orientation from drawing on recto side). A few lines of notes with some specifications/dimensions accompanies each drawing. Scale: full size.
Notes: Notes for architrave and frize along upper left edge near corner; text rotated 90 deg. in orientation from drawing.
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Ink, with guide lines in pencil for the cornice drawing
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 75.4 cm x 54.3 cm (29-11/16" x 21-3/8") -- measured: JH 16JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; minor losses along left, right, & top edges (top, bottom, & left on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal (vertical on verso) crease at center due to fold; area along crease & edges dirty & discolored; fluis & mildew stain along crease near right edge; on verso, fluid stain along crease near bottom edge (bleed- through from recto side); tears & stain spots along top & bottom edges (left & right on verso); sheet discolored on recto, mottled on verso

177 N177/K160/M

Monticello - arch. detail (dome room)

Description: "Cap of Attic for Dome room" - with notes and specifications/ dimensions. Scale: full size. On verso: "Base of [attic for] Dome room" (scale: full size, rotated 90 deg. in orientation from recto side) and cornice of fireplace(?) in parlour (this drawing is the same as drawing N130/K160g but on a different scale).
Notes: Drawings of the cap and base occupy the right half of the sheet (on their respective sides). On recto side, there are traces of notes and calculations from partially-erased pencil marks.
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Ink, with guide lines in pencil
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 75.7 cm x 54.3 cm (21-3/8" x 29-13/16") -- measured: JH 16JUL93 (Nichols published dimensions, 27-3/4" W x 21-1/4" H, erroneous.)
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at lower left & right edges (right top & bottom on verso) and lower left corner (upper right on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); vertical & horizontal creases at center from folding sheet in half twice; creases & edges dirty; dirt smudges & stain spots throughout sheet; tears in area along edges; discoloration on recto & along edges on verso; foxing on right half recto side along top & bottom edges; ink spots along vertical crease on recto; ms text missing on verso

178 N178/K160/M

Monticello - dining room arch

Description: Dining room arch (1), with notes and measurements. Scale: 4'=1". On verso: Detail of an architrave (2). Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: (1) Ink & pencil; (2) Ink
Support: Paper BS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 27.3 cm x 24.1 cm (10-3/4" x 9-1/2") -- measured: JH 13NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss (area approx. 1-1/2" square) at upper left corner (of recto side) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), area around loss heavily stained, minor losses at lower right corner and along right edge (of recto side) patched with same type of paper, sheet mottled and discolored in center, vertical crease in center and edges discolored due to dirt

181 N181/K163/M

Monticello (?) - garden pavilion

Description: Garden pavilion. On verso: Plan of octagonal pavilion.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.4 cm x 19.4 cm (6-1/16" x 7-11/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses in right quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy mildew and fluid stains in right quadrant (i.e., left quadrant on verso), horizontal crease through center of sheet dirty, upper portion of drawing on recto smudged, light stain along upper left edge on recto side

182 N182/K164/M

Monticello - farm book notes

Description: 3 pages (on 2 sheets) -- pg. 1: notes mentioning Maison Quaree and other structures, with dimensions and brick requirements; pg. 2: notes regarding the roundabouts, garden, fish pond, and square footage of buildings; pg. 3: notes on a garden pavilion, with dimensions and brick requirements.
Notes: These sheets were removed from Jefferson's "Farm Book." Description in the Nichols checklist reads: "Garden pavilions in various styles, with notes. `Maison Quaree' written at top. 4 pages."
Date: ca. 1807-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.0 cm x 12.8 cm (7-7/8" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 24MAR94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet silked on one side, top and bottom edges of both sheets ragged, ink smudges in upper half of pages 1 and 3, minor stains in lower half of sheets at corners and along edges, paper very brittle (cracked and torn along edges -- pieces held together by silk)

183 N183/K164/M

Monticello - tuscan monopteros

Description: Tuscan monopteros, marked with the hours. On verso: plan of of the structure, showing six columns.
Notes:
Date: 1804 or later
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 15.7 cm (3-3/4" x 6-3/16") -- measured: JH 16NOV92 [Nichols published dimensions, 6" x 6-3/4", erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, creased from being folded into eighths, creases dirty, left and right quadrants on recto side also dirty (center portion of recto side okay and verso side relatively clean), edges worn

184 N184/K165/M

Monticello - temple or portico

Description: Notes on "A Gothic temple or rather portico...resembling that in Meinhert pl. 37...," with sketch. Kimball note: This is the Gothic model mentioned in N171/K161 and N182/K164, for which the bricks were ordered 15 December 1807.
Notes:
Date: 1807
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 7.4 cm x 20.5 cm (2-15/16" x 8-1/16") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, left edge not straight, loss along right edge (approx. 1" wide at top tapering to 3/8" wide at bottom) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), some ms text missing due to loss

185 N185/K166/M

Monticello - north outchamber (plan)

Description: "Ground plans of the North Outchamber," with dimensions and compass directions (i.e., SW, NW). Scale: 4'=1".
Notes: Written in pencil (not TJ ms) in lower right: Scale 1/4" = 1'0".
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 19.3 cm (9-3/8" x 7-5/8") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at upper left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), brown [unidentified fluid] stain in area around loss (loss probably due to spilled fluid), minor loss at center left edge, edges slightly worn

186 N186/K167/M

Monticello - north outchamber (plan)

Description: "North Outchamber," with dimensions and compass directions (i.e., NW, SE, etc.). Scale: 3'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.0 cm x 24.1 cm (9-1/16" x 9-1/2") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 2" x 1-3/4") at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), brown [unidentified fluid] stain around loss area, mildew stains in upper right quadrant, mottling and discoloration extends to midsection, edges slightly worn and dirty

189 N189/K000/M

Monticello - tuscan base & capital

Description: "Tuscan base to a column of 16-1/2 I. diameter. / for Porticos of Outchambers. / form taken from Gibbs." On verso: "Tuscan Capitel for a column whose diameter is 16-1/2 I. and the diminished diameter 13-4/5 I. / for Porticos Outchambers." Scale: full size. Drawings show left half of base and capital.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper w/ posthorn in ornate shield, coronet above, GR below
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 35.2 cm (11-1/2" x 13-7/8") -- measured: JH 25MAR94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silked on recto side, losses at upper left & right corners, fluid & mildew stains in area around losses, patch of discoloration in center of upper left & right quadrants, ink stain in center of upper left quadrant, fluid stain at center right edge with shadow on opposite side, all stain bleed-throughs visible on verso, ink spots in bottom quadrant on verso with bleed-through on recto, vertical crease at center from folding sheet in half, split along upper half of crease

190 N190/K000/M

Monticello - column, with notes

Description: "Sketch of a column 22-1/2 feet high, but the price affixed to the particular articles only include the Base & Capital." Notes include dimensions of the elements of the column. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes: Two lines at top, written upside down with respect to column reads "Wm. Gates Mason [L?]at the [-?-] Swan / London Beidge London"; ms notes not by TJ.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson & unknown
Dimensions: 33.4 cm x 9.2 cm (13-3/16" x 3-5/8") -- measured: JH 04APR94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed; horizontal split at center from folding, repaired with oriental paper; 2 small holes (approx. 1/8" dia.) near left edge at 2-1/4" & 6-1/2" from top edge; horizontal creases at 3-1/4" & 9-7/8" from top edge; angled crease at 9" from top edge; dirty along split and creases, especially along angled crease; dirt spots and smudges throughout sheet

193 N193/K167/M

Monticello - Albemarle lands (plat)

Description: Plat of TJ's lands in Albemarle county. On verso: "...my lands in Albemarle" - description detailing particulars of grants and transfers, the latest date being 1777.
Notes: Kimball notes that the paper on which the drawing is made shows that the drawing was prepared at a considerably later time than the last date given in the description of particulars.
Date: ca. 1788-1793
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.1 cm x 38.4 cm (9-1/2" x 15-1/8") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses along top edge (i.e., bottom edge on verso), major loss (triangular area approx. 3" x 3-1/2") at lower left corner (translates to upper left on verso), losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), ms text on verso missing due to loss

194 N194/K167/M

Monticello - east roads & fields (plat)

Description: Plat of road and fields on easterly slope of mountain, titled "Survey of Oct.15.1793."
Notes: The ink drawing appears to have been done over a survey drawing in pencil. Portions of the pencil drawing are still legible.
Date: 15 October 1793
Medium: Ink [& pencil]
Support: Paper CD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.0 cm x 38.6 cm (5-7/8" x 15-3/16") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, major losses at lower left corner (area approx. 3" x 4-1/2") and lower right corner (area approx. 3" x 6") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.) [it may be that loss areas were intentionally cut out or that drawing paper was cut out from a larger piece of paper, and the patch was added to square off the sheet]

195 N195/K167/M

Monticello - east fields (plat)

Description: Plats of road and fields on easterly slope of mountain. No scale.
Notes: Kimball note: The courses are identical with those in N194/K167b.
Date: Probably from 1793
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 38.4 cm x 48.9 cm (15-1/8" x 19-1/4") -- measured: JH 20JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at lower right corner and left bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses at upper left & right corners, lower left edge, and center bottom edge; split along vertical crease at center; tears at center left, right, & bottom edges; crease mark at lower left corner area due to fold; fluid stains in upper half; mildew stains in lower right quadrant; dirt smudges in lower half; discoloration at corners; vertical crease & edges dirty

196 N196/K167/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Notebook containing "Field notes of a survey of the fields of Monticello begun Sep. 27, 1793." Notebook is a slender booklet consisting of 5 folios stitched together. First two folios written in ink, next folio written in ink & pencil, last two folios written in pencil.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). In Kimball's list, this item is described as "Two signatures of a slender booklet of folded paper... the second signature begins with the date October 7..." It is not clear when the other 3 folios were added to give this item its present form.
Date: 1793 - 1795(?)
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 8.4 cm (8-1/16" x 3-5/16") -- measured: JH 19NOV92 overall notebook size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet is silk encapsulated, an acidic paper cover was attached ca. 1950-60 and removed in Nov. 1992, pages of first two folios and last page of last folio discolored (first and last pages of booklet discolored probably due to acidic paper cover), ink stains and smudges on pages 4-5 of booklet

198 N198/K167/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Folio of field notes of surveys, 4 pages. Pg. 1-3: "Survey of the Riverfield, Indianfield & Morgan's field," begun 15 October 1800. Pg. 4: "Survey to remodel the Riverfield," dated 18(?) November 1800.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: Begun 15 October 1800
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.0 cm x 9.4 cm (9-1/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 18NOV92 folio size [sheet size: 23.0 cm x 18.2 cm (9-1/16" x 7-3/8")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

199 N199/K167/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat of a field survey . This drawing is identical to the ink portion of drawing N200/K167f.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 19.7 cm (9-3/8" x 7-3/4") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

200 N200/K167/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat of a field survey. The ink portion of this drawing is identical to drawing N199/K167e.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1803 (?)
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 19.7 cm (9-3/8" x 7-3/4") -- measured: JH 18NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

201 N201/K167/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat of a survey of easterly slopes for determining pasture land, etc. Scale: 40 poles = 1".
Notes: Additional paper (trapezoid shaped, approx. 3-1/2" H) was attached to left top edge of main sheet as an extension (approx. 1/2" overlap at seam) for space to complete drawing.
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Ink, pencil, and crayon
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.7 cm x 45.2 cm (14-7/16" x 17-13/16") -- measured: JH 20JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at upper left corner and left bottom edge near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); piece of Fabriano paper added at upper right to square off sheet; minor losses at lower left and right edges; horizontal string of holes at approx. 1-1/2" from bottom edge; bleached-effect stain at upper left corner and spots along seam at left top edge of main sheet; spot of red sealing wax residue at center right edge; discoloration throughout with area of lighter shade at lower right

203 N203/K167/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Folio of survey field notes, the earliest dated 31 July 1806.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Folio sheet is a narrow strip of paper folded over on the long axis.
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.8 cm x 7.0 cm (7-7/16" x 2-3/4") -- measured: JH 20NOV92 folio size [sheet size: 37.7 cm x 6.6 cm (14-13/16" x 2-5/8")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, good condition overall

204 N204/K167/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat of an 1806 survey.
Notes:
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.8 cm x 39.7 cm (9-3/4" x 15-5/8") -- measured: JH 20NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, discoloration along left edge (approx. 1-1/2" wide strip), assorted tiny dots which appear to be ink bleed-through on top half of sheet, minor tears and small spots of dried paste (very dirty) in upper left corner, edges worn and dirty

205 N205/K167/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat of an 1806 survey. Scale: 40 poles = 1 inch. A small sketch on verso appears to be the beginning of Moore's Creek, with a different scale.
Notes: TJ may have started the survey plat, then decided to use a different scale; so he flipped over the sheet and did the drawing there.
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.4 cm x 39.7 cm (9-5/8" x 15-5/8") -- measured: JH 20NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, slight discoloration near edges, good condition overall

206 N206/K167/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat of an 1806 survey.
Notes: At lower right corner is written "W--kd 1800" (not TJ ms).
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 39.7 cm x 24.8 cm (15-5/8" x 9-3/4") -- measured: JH 20NOV92 Drawing occupies small area (3" x 3-1/4") in center of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, slight discoloration near edges (especially top edge), edges worn and dirty, good condition overall

207 N207/K167/M

Monticello - Monticello-Montalto road (plat)

Description: Plat of an 1806 survey, "road along the gutter dividing Monticello & Montalto." Scale: 50 poles = 1 inch.
Notes: At lower right is written "W--kd 1800" (not TJ ms).
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.0 cm x 19.8 cm (9-7/8" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 20NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges dirty, very good condition overall

208 N208/K167/M

Monticello - thoroughfare (plat)

Description: Plat of an 1806 survey, "Thoroughfare." Scale: 40 poles = 1".
Notes:
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.2 cm x 18.2 cm (9-15/16" x 7-3/16") -- measured: JH 20NOV92 Drawing occupies lower half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges slightly worn and dirty, very good condition overall

209 N209/K168/M

Monticello - estate lands (plat)

Description: General plan of the estate. No scale. On verso: notes regarding distances and areas.
Notes: Shadow of legend, due to erased pencil marks, at lower right near corner (not TJ ms).
Date: 1806
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 39.7 cm x 49.2 cm (15-5/8" x 19-3/8") -- measured: JH 20JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at lower left & right corners and along left (right on verso) bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses at upper left (right on verso) edge and corner; split along vertical crease at center; light fluid stains along left edge, in center section approx. 2" from top edge, and at lower right edge near corner; discrete stain spots in area along left and bottom edges on recto side; discoloration in area along edges; shadow of ms text on verso visible

212 N212/K168/M

Monticello - surveyed lands (plats)

Description: Plats of 1809 surveys, with notes. Two completed drawings on same side of sheet, an uncompleted drawing on verso.
Notes:
Date: 1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.7 cm x 14.3 cm (8-9/16" x 5-5/8") -- measured: JH 20NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

213 N213/K168/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Notes of surveys: "May 12.09 Survey of the Perpetual pasture by Isham Lewis & myself...," "May 20. his 2d Survey of it." On verso: "Survey by Th.J. June 4. 09" (written over a piece of a drawing; paper was probably a piece taken from a sheet with an unwanted drawing), "May 13.09. survey continued..." (continuation of survey on May 12).
Notes: These notes were written on 3 slips of paper; the smallest sheet pasted directly on to largest sheet (on the lower portion of the back) with 6 drops of wax, and the medium-sized sheet pasted on to the largest sheet (approx. 1/4" overlap), with 4 drops of wax, to form an extension.
Date: 1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CE & CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.0 cm x 14.3 cm (7-7/8" x 5-5/8") -- measured: JH 20NOV92 maximum overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, wax stains where drops of wax wre used to attach medium-sized sheet to largest sheet, these two sheets were separated (ca. 1950-60) and reattached using paste with a 1/8" overlap, smallest sheet still attached to largest sheet with wax drops

214 N214/K168/M

Monticello - 4th roundabout (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys: "Survey of the 4th Roundabout by Th. J. R[andolph]. in 1808." Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 41.4 cm (10-1/8" x 16-5/16") -- measured: JH 20NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, dark brown [unidentified fluid] stain in lower left corner and along left edge, loss in lower left corner along bottom edge (probably due to fluid) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), tear at center left edge, discoloration near edges (especially upper left and lower right corners), edges slightly worn and dirty

215 N215/K168/M

Monticello - 3rd roundabout (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys: "Survey of the 3d Roundabout July 19. 09." Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.0 cm x 41.6 cm (10-1/4" x 16-3/8") -- measured: JH 20NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, light brown [fluid] stain in lower left corner, ink dots (probably from splatter or bleed-through) along right edge, gray [dirt?] stripe (approx. 1/2" wide) along left edge, slight discoloration near edges (especially at corners), corrosion stain from paper clip at center top edge

216 N216/K168/M

Monticello - 2nd roundabout (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys: "Survey of the 2d Roundabout by T. J. R[andolph]. July. .09," with notes and dimensions of 1st - 4th roundabouts. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.0 cm x 28.4 cm (10-1/4" x 11-3/16") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at upper left corner, light stain in upper right corner, small [grease?] stain in upper left quadrant (toward center), edges slightly discolored probably due to dirt

217 N217/K168/M

Monticello - Pasture & Belfield (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys primarily of "Pasture" and "Belfield." Notes (not TJ ms) in pencil appear to be related to dimensions of land. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l, and N223/K169.
Notes: At lower right corner is written "W--kd" 1803 (not TJ ms).
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.2 cm x 41.7 cm (10-5/16" x 16-7/16") -- measured: JH 23NOV92 Drawing occupies right half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses at upper and lower right corners, losses along center top and bottom edges, small stains at right top and center bottom edges, large stain at lower right corner area, upper left corner edges very dirty, light discoloration (probably due to dirt) along left and right edges

218 N218/K168/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.9 cm x 41.6 cm (10-3/16" x 16-3/8") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, stain at lower left corner, discoloration along left edge (approx. 1" wide strip), random ink scratches (from pen test) near center left edge, edges worn and dirty, slight foxing at upper left corner area and long top edge

219 N219/K168/M

Monticello - courses to spring (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys: "Aug.8.09 by Th.J.R. [T. J. Randolph] courses to the S. spring." Unfinished; ink dots suggests the courses leading to the spring, but the dots are not connected to give a definite drawing. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.8 cm x 25.7 cm (8-3/16" x 10-1/8") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small brown stain spot in center, edges slightly worn and dirty, good condition overall

220 N220/K168/M

Monticello - 2nd roundabout & mulberry row (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys showing outline of second roundabout and mulberry row. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 14.3 cm x 26.0 cm (5-5/8" x 10-1/4") -- measured: JH 23NOV92 Drawing occupies lower half of midsection of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, horizontal crease (approx. 1-1/2" long) at upper left, three ink spots near center top edge, minor loss at lower right corner, edges slightly worn and dirty, good condition overall

221 N221/K168/M

Monticello - park (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys: "Bryan's survey of the park on a scale of 40. po. to the inch." Unfinished; ink dots suggests outline of park, but dots are not connected to give definite drawing. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 14.3 cm (10-1/8" x 5-5/8") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along right edge near center (area approx. 1" x 1/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), light stain at lower left edge (triangular shaped, probably thin paste layer which got dirty), edges worn and slightly dirty

222 N222/K168/M

Monticello - Belfield (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys. Unfinished; ink dots with compass directions and distances marked forms outline of surveyed area - dots are not connected to form definite drawing. On verso: Survey notes, in pencil, headed "from SW corner of Belfield." Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes:
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.7 cm x 10.3 cm (6-3/16" x 4-1/16") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

223 N223/K168/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Individual plat of a series of surveys, with notes (at upper right corner area). Scale: 40 poles = 1". On verso: shadow of drawing visible due to ink bleed-through; upper boundary of plat traced in pencil. Part of a set consisting of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K169l and N223/K169.
Notes: At lower left, rotated 90 deg. in orientation from the drawing, is the legend "W-kd 1803" (not TJ ms).
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 51.3 cm x 41.4 cm (20-3/16" x 16-5/16") -- measured: JH 20JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at upper left & right corners and right (left on verso) top edge near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal crease at center due to fold; dirt smudges at upper & lower right edges; grey dirt discoloration in area along center right edge (darkest at edge); slight yellowish discoloration in upper half; stain spot approx. 3" from top edge at center; discrete ink spots along upper right & left edges, along crease in upper half, and along bottom edge

224 N224/K168/M

Monticello - re: 1808-9 surveys

Description: Calculations in connection with 1808-1809 surveys, on both sides of sheets. Plats of 1808-1809 surveys form set of drawings N214/K168c - N222/K168l and N223/K169.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1808-1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 17.4 cm x 8.1 cm (6-7/8" x 3-3/16") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss in lower right due to [acidic] ink spot dissolving paper, ink spot around loss and in lower left corner, ink spots visible on verso as well, good condition overall

225 N225/K169/M

Monticello - mountaintop (plat)

Description: Survey showing house, offices, and four roundabouts. The long straight line at the first roundabout indicates Mulberry Row, the plantation street. The second building on it from the right is the stone (or weaver's) house. The square at the left indicates the graveyard. Scale: 40 poles = 1".
Notes: Pencil notes in lower right corner area, not TJ ms.
Date: 1809
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 41.7 cm (10-1/8" x 16-7/16") -- measured: JH 15JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at upper left corner (area approx. 1-1/4" W x 2-1/2" H) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), vertical tears (3/4" - 1" long) at upper and lower right edges, ink wash stains (bleed through from verso) in lower left quadrant, unidentified reddish brown stain near upper edge at 5" from right edge, minor stain spots at lower right corner area, edges slightly discolored and dirty

226 N226/K169/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Field notes of surveys by Thomas Jefferson Randolph, in a notebook consisting of 2 folded sheets forming 8 pages. Checked by TJ and bearing his endorsement of the last page: "Courses of the 4th Roundabout as surveyed by Th. J. Randolph in 1808."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1808
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.1 cm x 9.3 cm (5-15/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet is silk encapsulated, the signature was saddle stitched (20th c.), good condition overall

227 N227/K169/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Plat by T.J. Randolph of his survey (N226/K169a), with notes by Jefferson (at lower left corner area) pointing out errors in the work. The plat was drawn on three pieces of paper; additional strips were attached along the right and bottom edges of the main sheets using drops of sealing(?) wax.
Notes: Main sheet is approx. 12-1/8" W x 14-1/2" H; sheet attached along right edge is approx. 4-5/8" W x 14-1/2" H (approx. 1" overlap at seam); sheet attached along bottom edge is approx. 15-3/4" W x 2-1/2" H (approx. 1-1/2" overlap at seam).
Date: 1808
Medium: Ink, with guide lines in pencil
Support: Paper CG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 40.0 cm x 40.0 cm (15-3/4" x 15-3/4") -- measured: JH 21JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor losses at upper left edge & corner; tears & abraded spots at lower right corner area; ink smudges at lower left near edge; fluid stain at center bottom edge with a spot approx. 4" above it; vertical crease at center of sheet and horizontal crease at center of the paper strip added to the right of the main sheet; crease marks dirty; wax stain spots & residue along seams; assorted stains & smudges throughout sheet; area along edges slightly discolored due to dirt

228 N228/K169/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Field notes by T.J. Randolph. On verso: figures identical with those of the final courses in N226/K169a, also contains doodles of hand and cross.
Notes:
Date: 1808
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 17.9 cm x 12.4 cm (7-1/16" x 4-7/8") -- measured: JH 23NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss (approx. 1/2" wide strip) along right edge (i.e., left edge on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.) [or the paper was originally a scrap piece with a ragged edge and the patch was added to square off the sheet], ink smudges in upper left corner area of recto, scattered ink spots and smudges on verso

229 N229/K169/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Folio of notes on "Surveys at Shadwell & Lego by Th. J. Randolph," written by Jefferson. Notes occupy 1-1/2 out of 4 pages of the folio sheet.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Folio sheet is a narrow strip of paper folded over the long axis.
Date: Begun 31 January 1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.9 cm x 6.2 cm (7-7/8" x 2-7/16") -- measured: JH 24NOV92 folio size [sheet size: 39.8 cm x 6.0 cm (15-11/16" x 2-3/8")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

230 N230/K169/M

Monticello - re: crop rotation

Description: Notes on areas of fields and crop rotation in those fields.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 10.7 cm (7-7/16" x 4-3/16") -- measured: JH 24NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), crease in upper right corner area, very small holes and tears in lower quadrant, dirt smudge near center right edge

231 N231/K169/M

Monticello - re: roundabout & labyrinth

Description: Notes on "Courses of the Roundabout, the lower one." On verso: notes "To describe on the ground the labyrinth of broom," with "your most obedt. humble servt. [signed] Th Jefferson" written at lower right whose orientation is rotated 90 deg. from labyrinth notes.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). It appears that these notes were written on a scrap of paper on which TJ had earlier written a letter.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 9.9 cm (6-1/8" x 3-7/8") -- measured: JH 24NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, slight ink smudge along center right edge on recto side, tiny hole in lower quadrant on verso (i.e., upper quadrant on recto) due to acidic ink dissolving paper fibers

232 N232/K169/M

Monticello - survey notes

Description: Folio of survey notes, 4 pages. Pg. 1: Riverfield, Northfield, and Belfield. Pg. 3: Slatefield and Parkfield (rotated 180 deg. in orientation from pg. 1). Pg. 2 & 4: blank.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Folio sheet is a narrow strip of paper folded over the long axis.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 7.5 cm (8" x 2-15/16") -- measured: JH 24NOV92 folio size [sheet size: 40.4 cm x 7.4 cm (15-15/16" x 2-7/8")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at lower right edge of pg. 1 (i.e., upper right edge of pg. 2), good condition overall

233 N233/K169/M

Monticello - south field (plat)

Description: Plat of survey of fields to the south of Monticello and Shadwell.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.5 cm x 38.6 cm (9-5/8" x 15-3/16") -- measured: JH 24NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small hole near lower right edge, stains and discoloration in lower right, assorted ink dots (concentrated mostly in upper midsection) possibly from bleed-through, stain spots near center top edge probably from dirt accumulation on a spot of paste, edges worn and dirty

234 N234/K169/M

Monticello - orchard & vineyard (plat)

Description: Plat of survey of orchard and vineyard. Unfinished; some areas outlined only in unconnected string of pencil dots.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.9 cm x 32.3 cm ( 7-7/8" x 12-3/4") -- measured: JH 24NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, discoloration along bottom edge, assorted ink dots in lower right corner area (possibly from bleed-through or splatter), light stain in upper left near corner, edges slightly worn and dirty

235 N235/K169/M

Monticello - Riverfield (plat)

Description: Plat of the Riverfield, with Ragged brook and Park brook (including the part beyond the field area). The end of Park brook was done on a second piece of paper which has been tacked on to the primary sheet to form an extension to accommodate the drawing of the brook.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.0 cm x 24.3 cm (4-5/16" x 9-9/16") -- measured: JH 24NOV92 overall size [primary sheet: 8.7 cm x 24.3 cm (3-7/16" x 9-9/16")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, extension piece attached to primary sheet using red sealing wax (approx. 1/4" overlap), wax stains in area of joint, Barcham Greene laid paper (20th c.) added to square off sheet, light dirt stains in center, edges worn and dirty

236 N236/K169/M

Monticello - surveyed land (plat)

Description: Fragment of survey plat. Sheet has a large, trapezoidal cut out area.
Notes: In his list, Kimball noted "Two fragments of survey plats" under this number. However, there was only one fragment in the folder during recataloging in November 1992.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.9 cm x 6.9 cm (5-1/16" x 2-3/4") -- measured: JH 24NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large trapezoidal cut out area patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.) to square off sheet

237 N237/K169/M

Monticello - field (plat)

Description: Plat, marked "Ancient field," cut to shape.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 5.1 cm x 6.0 cm (2" x 2-3/8") -- measured: JH 24NOV92 maximum overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, laid paper (20th c.) added around cut out shape to square off sheet, very dirty along edges of primary (original) sheet

238 N238/K169/M

Monticello - mountain profile

Description: "Willis's Mountains," profile sketch with certain points marked and noted. On lower half of sheet, rotated 90 deg. in orientation from the sketch, is a piece of TJ's name and address.
Notes: It appears that this piece of paper was a portion of a cover sheet of a letter addressed to TJ.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 20.1 cm (4-15/16" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 24NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss along right bottom edge patched with Fabrinao paper (20th c.), stain along left bottom edge (symmetrically opposite patch with respect to center vertical), crease marks worn and stained with minor losses at edges, edges of sheet also worn

239 N239/K215/M

Nelson County (?) - re: prison cost estimate

Description: "Estimate of the cost of a prison 40. by 50 feet... the above estimate is by A.S. Brockenbrough at University prices ..." Notes continued on verso, written rotated 90 deg. in orientation from notes on recto side.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Nichols note: See C. E. Thurlow and F. L. Berkeley, "The Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia," No. 2008, No. 2012, and No. 2015 (Charlottesville, 1950).
Date: 1823
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CO
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 20.4 cm (3-3/4" x 8-1/16") -- measured: JH 11JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor losses along left edge (i.e., bottom edge on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), vertical crease mark slightly to the right of center (i.e., horizontal crease mark slightly above center on verso), shadow of ms text on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, top edge is slightly angled (not square)

244 N244/K121/M

New York - house (study plans)

Description: Study for plans of remodeling the house (TJ's house when he was in New York). Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1790
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 30.3 cm (9-1/8" x 11-15/16") -- measured: JH 07OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, worn edges, slight discoloration along edges (especially top and left edges)

245 N245/K118/M

Paris - Cul-de-sac Tetebout (plan)

Description: Plan of two rooms in the house in the Cul-de-sac Tetebout (TJ's house in Paris).
Notes:
Date: 1785
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 17.3 cm x 27.3 cm (6-13/16" x 10-3/4") -- measured: JH 07OCT92 Drawing occupies left half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, major losses at top quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), minor losses scattered throughout sheet, dark stains in upper half of sheet (probably due to water damage), ms text and drawing missing in upper left corner due to losses

248 N248/K118/M

Paris - Hotel de Langeac (study plan)

Description: Study for changes: plan of Hotel de Langeac. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 28.3 cm (9-1/8" x 11-1/8") -- measured: JH 07OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges slightly worn, slight discoloration along top edge

249 N249/K060/M

Philadelphia - stables, railing, & latch

Description: Details of "Governor Penn's stables." Profile & elevation drawings with design description. On verso: quote re water flow in canals (probably from Belidor's 1737 work, "Hydraulic Architecture" - in French) w/ TJ's interpretation and conclusion, sketch of "Peter's Chinese railing" w/ notes, and cross-section drawing of "Hamilton's gate latch" w/ notes.
Notes: Kimball included the two figures on verso as part of drawing K060, but Nichols made no mention of them at all in his list. No mention was made by either Kimball or Nichols regarding the contents of TJ's ms.
Date: Probably 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.6 cm x 14.4 cm (4-9/16" x 5-11/16") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at bottom left corner of stable drawing (bottom right corner of gate latch drawing)

250 N250/K061/M

Philadelphia - latch, stalls, cart, & doors

Description: Sketches and notes of "Morris's gate latch," " stalls in Moris's stables," "plan of a market cart," and "folding doors". Some accounts on verso, unrelated to sketches.
Notes: The back of a piece of an old accounts sheet was used for these sketches.
Date: Probably 1778
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 7.2 cm x 21.2 cm (2-7/8" x 8-3/8") -- measured: JH 16SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated

251 N251/K120/M

Philadelphia - house (plan)

Description: Plan of TJ's house on the Schuylkill (?). List of furnishing (?) on verso.
Notes:
Date: 1793 (?)
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 14.3 cm (7-1/4" x 5-5/8") -- measured: JH 07OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, very good condition overall

252 N252/K124/M

Philadelphia - house (study plan)

Description: Study of plan for remodeling a house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1790
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 30.5 cm (9-3/16" x 12") -- measured: JH 08OCT92 Drawing occupies top left quadrant of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, bottom edge worn, minor loss at lower left corner, slight discoloration near edges (especially along left and right edges)

253 N253/K122/M

Philadelphia - house (study plan)

Description: Study of plan for remodeling TJ's house. Scale: approx. 10'=1". Notes regarding dimensions of side table and drawers (appears to be TJ ms) on verso.
Notes:
Date: 1790
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 30.2 cm (9-3/16" x 11-7/8") -- measured: JH 07OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, right and bottom edges slightly worn with minor losses along bottom edge, discoloration near edges (especially along top and left edges)

254 N254/K123/M

Philadelphia - house (study plan)

Description: Study of plan for remodeling TJ's house. Scale: approx. 10'=1". Sketches of circles and ovals on verso.
Notes:
Date: 1790
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 27.6 cm (9-3/16" x 10-7/8") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, top and right edges slightly worn, thin spots in mid-section, stains on verso probably from old water damage

256 N256/K185/M

Poplar Forest - house (study plan)

Description: "Plan for Bedford" - study for a house, unexecuted. Scale: approx. 10'=1". On verso: notes regarding dimensions and bricks required.
Notes: Drawings N256/K185 - N259/K188 form a sequence, with this drawing (N256/K185) being the latest. A logical growth can be traced through the four drawings.
Date: Before 1806, probably before 1804
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.1 cm x 29.2 cm (7-1/8" x 11-1/2") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, light fluid stain at upper left (i.e., upper right on verso), assorted dirt spots and smudges scattered throughout

257 N257/K186/M

Poplar Forest - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a house, unexecuted. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Drawings N256/K185 - N259/K188 form a sequence, with drawing N256/K185 being the latest. A logical growth can be traced through the the four drawings.
Date: Before 1806, probably before 1804
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.0 cm x 29.0 cm (9-1/16" x 11-7/16") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at right top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), large fluid stain primarily on right half of sheet, edges at upper right corner very dirty, brown (ink?) stain spots near top edge at left of center, assorted dirt stains and spots scattered throughout

258 N258/K187/M

Poplar Forest - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a house, unexecuted. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Drawings N256/K185 - N259/K188 form a sequence, with drawing N256/K185 being the latest. A logical growth can be traced through the four drawings.
Date: Before 1806, probably before 1804
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.6 cm x 28.4 cm (8-1/8" x 11-3/16") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along bottom edge (area approx. 1" x 3/4") at left of center patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), minor loss at lower left corner, stains in area around losses, dirt and light stains along edges

259 N259/K188/M

Poplar Forest - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a house, unexecuted - with notes. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Drawings N256/K185 - N259/K188 form a sequence, with drawing N256/K185 being the latest. A logical growth can be traced through the the four drawings.
Date: Before 1806, probably before 1804
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 18.4 cm (6-1/8" x 7-1/4") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, dark unidentified stain (approx. 1-1/4" long, vertical) near top edge at center, crease marks in upper quadrant, assorted small stains and dirt spots scattered throughout

260 N260/K193/M

Poplar Forest - house (early plan)

Description: Early plan, showing the scheme for Poplar Forest when work was first begun. In a letter to mason Hugh Chisolm, dated 7 Sept. 1806, TJ gave instructions for alterations to be made which added doors between the rooms, as well as porches and stairways. These features were incorporated into the completed house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: See drawings N262/K194 and N263/K195 for final plan. This drawing was probably originally made for Pantops, since the Poplar Forest house was "exactly on the plan once thought of for Pantops."
Date: Before 1804
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.0 cm x 29.9 cm (8-1/4" x 11-3/4") -- measured: JH 02NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, stain at upper right corner, 2" wide strip along bottom edge very dirty, losses (area approx. 1" x 2-1/2" and 1/2" x 1") in this region patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy stains in areas of loss probably from spilled and spattered ink

261 N261/K196/M

Poplar Forest - dependencies (plan)

Description: Design for service quarters. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 28.4 cm x 21.9 cm (11-3/16" x 8-5/8") -- measured: JH 16DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, unidentified stains along right edge and in upper left quadrant

264 N264/K197/M

Poplar Forest - kitchens (plan)

Description: Working plan of the kitchens, with notes and specifications. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 39.7 cm x 24.4 cm (15-5/8" x 9-5/8") -- measured: JH 17DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, triangular loss (approx. 1-1/4" x 3/4") at upper left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), horizontal crease marks in midsection and approx. 4" from the bottom, edges worn and dirty

264a

N264a/K197/M

Poplar Forest - kitchens (plan)

Description: Plan of the kitchens, with notes and specifications. Scale: 4'=1". Press copy of drawing N264/K197.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BU
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 43.8 cm x 26.3 cm (17-1/4" x 10-3/8") -- measured: JH 17DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at upper right corner, lower right edge, lower right corner, and upper left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); tears and minor losses in lower quadrant; large fluid stain in left half of sheet; sheet consists of two halves joined in middle; horizontal crease where sheets meet; edges and lower right quadrant very dirty

272 N272/K109/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (plan)

Description: Plans of the Virginia Capitol, first and second floors, as proposed by the Directors of the Public Buildings. Scale: 15'=1".
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1785
Medium: Ink & wash
Support:
Draftsman: Roy Randolph (?) [per F. Kimball, "T-- J--, Arch--": p. 142]
Dimensions: 27.0 cm x 35.6 cm (10-5/8" x 14") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, slight discoloration along top edge

273 N273/K110/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (plan)

Description: Plan for the Virginia Capitol. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. The plan shows a square monumental hall, two stories high, with a pedestal for Washington's statue in the center of the cella and two large rooms at the ends. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: TJ's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.7 cm x 44.1 cm (10-1/2" x 17-3/8") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: two sheets (one measures 10-1/2" H x 12-1/4" W, the other measures 10-1/2" H x 15-1/2" W) joined with 3/8" overlap, larger piece of paper on left, unit is linen backed, loss at upper right corner (area approx. 3/4" x 3/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), slight discoloration along left & right edges, creases in left quadrant

274 N274/K111/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (plan)

Description: Plan for the Virginia Capitol. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. The plan shows a square monumental hall, two stories high, with a pedestal for Washington's statue in the center of the cella and two large rooms at the ends. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: TJ's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 32.0 cm (9-1/4" x 12-5/8") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at lower right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), worn edges (mostly along left, right, and bottom; top edge generally okay)

275 N275/K112/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (plan)

Description: Plan for the Virginia Capitol. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. The plan shows a square monumental hall, two stories high, with a pedestal for Washington's statue in the center of the cella and two large rooms at the ends. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: TJ's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 27.6 cm x 37.6 cm (10-7/8" x 14-13/16") -- measured: JH 06OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss along top edge (at 2"-3" from right edge) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

276 N276/K113/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (study plans)

Description: Study for plans of the Virginia Capitol. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. The plan shows a square monumental hall, two stories high, with a pedestal for Washington's statue in the center of the cella and two large rooms at the ends. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Jefferson's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 64.8 cm x 49.2 cm (25-1/2" x 19-3/8") -- measured: JH 15JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along right edge at center patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid stain spots at right top edge and center left edge, unidentified stain spot at lower right near bottom edge, tear at lower left from bottom edge upward & outward (approx. 3-1/2" long), dirt smudges along bottom edge especially in area around tear, edges slightly dirty and discolored

277 N277/K114/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (side elevation)

Description: Side elevation for the Virginia Capitol, showing porticos on both ends of the building. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. Scale: approx. 10'=1". A handwritten note (20th c.) at lower right identifies this drawing as a rejected study.
Notes: TJ's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.6 cm x 41.9 cm (10-1/2" x 16-1/2") -- measured: JH 06OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, worn edges, medium stains at upper right and lower left corners, light discoloration along right edge (approx. 1-1/2" wide) and along left edge (approx. 3"-4" wide)

278 N278/K115/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (side elevation)

Description: Side elevation for the Virginia Capitol, showing a portico on one end of the building. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: TJ's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.5 cm x 38.1 cm (10-7/16" x 15") -- measured: JH 06OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, worn edges, minor loss along right edge (at 2" from bottom edge), light discoloration along right edge (approx. 1" wide), shadow of erased handwritten pencil notes (20th c.) at lower right

279 N279/K116/M

Richmond - Virginia Capitol (end elevation)

Description: End elevation for the Virginia Capitol. Jefferson based his design on the Maison Carree at Nimes, and was assisted by Clerisseau, a French architect and archaeologist. Scale: approx. 10'=1". There is a note along the bottom edge in French (probably TJ's). A handwritten note (20th c.) at lower right identifies this drawing as a study.
Notes: TJ's earlier studies, for a building with porticos on both ends, are at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Nichols titled drawings N273/K110 - N279/K116 under the group heading "Plans and elevations for the Virginia Capitol."
Date: 1785
Medium: Pencil, with dimensions in ink
Support: Paper BC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.8 cm x 21.3 cm (12-1/8" x 8-3/8") -- measured: JH 06OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small tears (1/4" - 3/8") along top and bottom edges at center, light stain at upper right quadrant along top edge, medium discoloration along bottom edge

283 N283/K104/M

Richmond - Governor's House (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of Governor's House. Note on verso: "The ground supposed 81.5 f. in front and 148 f. in flank." Scale: 16'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1780
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.7 cm x 15.5 cm (7-3/4" x 6-1/8") -- measured: JH 01OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor loss at upper left corner, very good condition overall; the drawing was silk encapsulated ca. 1950-60, the silk was removed in October 1992

284 N284/K105/M

Richmond - Governor's House (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of Governor's House. Scale: 10'=1". Specifications on verso.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.4 cm x 10.3 cm (4-7/8" x 4-1/16") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, mildew stains (area approx. 1-1/2" x 1-1/2") in upper left corner

285 N285/K101/M

Richmond - Governor's House (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of Governor's House. Scale: 12'=1".
Notes:
Date: Probably 1779
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AV
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.3 cm x 33.2 cm (8-3/8" x 13-1/16") -- measured: JH 01OCT92 [Nichols published dimensions, 27-1/2" W x 15" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at lower right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy stain along right half of bottom edge of sheet

287 N287/K106/M

Richmond - Hall of Justice (plan)

Description: Sketch plans for proposed Hall of Justice. Unidentified ms on verso.
Notes: The sketch was done on the back of a piece of letter, not by but possibly to TJ.
Date: Probably summer 1780
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 7.8 cm (4" x 3-1/16") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss along top edge at center

288 N288/K198/M

Richmond - McRae House (plan)

Description: Sketch plan of McRae House; was at 311 N. 9th St., Richmond - now demolished. Including dimensions and notes on pitch and number of bricks.
Notes: The sketch was done on the back of a cover sheet (envelope) addressed "To / His Excelency [sic] Thomas Jefferson / Governor [&] Commander / of Virginia." Sketch is light and difficult to see due to the shadow of the ink address.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Laid paper (envelope), no watermark
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 8.2 cm x 23.4 cm (3-1/4" x 9-1/4") -- measured: JH 04JAN93 [Nichols published dimensions, 8-1/2" W x 3" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, small loss at right bottom edge, loss along left top edge

289 N289/K199/M

Richmond - McRae House (plan)

Description: McRae House plan (was at 311 N. 9th St., Richmond - now demolished). Scale: 16'=1".
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CC
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.2 cm x 20.3 cm (4-13/16" x 8") -- measured: JH 04JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, assorted light dirt smudges throughout, slight discoloration along right edge especially lower part, unidentified brown stain in lower left quadrant, diagonal dirt stripe (approx. 1/4" wide) between upper left edge and center bottom edge, pinholes in lower center section, small ink smudge (?) at upper left edge

290 N290/K200/M

Richmond - McRae House (plan)

Description: McRae House plan (was at 311 N. 9th St., Richmond - now demolished), with some calculations of square footage and number of bricks necessary for the area.
Notes: The drawing was done on a piece of scrap paper which used to be a cover sheet (envelope); at the upper right there are ends of lines of address ("Griffin / - / -ng") (not TJ ms) whose orientation is rotated 90 degrees from the drawing.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper (envelope), watermarked: VGA
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 15.0 cm (7-11/16" x 5-15/16") -- measured: JH 04JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor loss in lower right quadrant (in drawing of plan) due to acidic ink dissolving paper fibers, patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); crease marks dirty; discoloration due to dirt along right (approx. 2" wide strip); upper left quadrant very dirty; edges worn & dirty

291 N291/K201/M

Richmond - McRae House (plan)

Description: McRae House plan (was at 311 N. 9th St., Richmond - now demolished), with some notes and calculations. Plan also suggests Caskie House at Main & Fifth Streets. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.1 cm x 27.9 cm (8-11/16" x 11") -- measured: JH 04JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along left bottom edge (area approx. 3/4" x 1-3/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.) -- probably from ink spill, light ink splatter around loss area, assorted dirt smudges and stains near edges

292 N292/K202/M

Richmond - McRae House (plan) ?

Description: Plan - McRae House (?), with note: "the walls are 282 f. running measure." Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1809 (?)
Medium: Pencil, with note in ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 13.7 cm x 29.0 cm (5-7/16" x 11-7/16") -- measured: JH 04JAN93 Drawing occupies left half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along right top edge (area approx. 5/8" x 1-3/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), shadow of an erased pencil drawing on right half of sheet, abrasian in lower center section of semicircle in a triangle probably from scraping off ink lines of an aborted drawing [of a roof?], light discoloration overall due to dirt

293 N293/K102/M

Richmond - town layout (plan)

Description: Plan for extending the town, the central portion of which conforms to this layout today. The plan was drawn on two sheets of paper; the additional sheet is approx. half the size of the main sheet and is attached using six drops of sealing(?) wax to the left of the main sheet (1/2" overlap at the seam). Scale: 250'=1".
Notes: At lower right is the legend "Map of a portion of Richmond, Va." written in pencil, not TJ ms.
Date: Spring 1780 or before
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 38.1 cm x 69.7 cm (15" x 27-7/16") -- measured: JH 15JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical crease at center of main sheet due to fold; minor losses at upper left corner & at top of crease, major losses at lower left corner & along bottom edge at center of main sheet -- patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); crease & seam dirty; tears at upper left edge & along bottom edge; wax stain spots along seam & right edge (due to contact with seam when folded at crease); discoloration at lower right corner, in area around lower third of seam, and along left bottom edge

294 N294/K103/M

Richmond - Shockoe Hill (plan)

Description: Plan of Shockoe Hill, for extending the town of Richmond. Extract from a larger map. Scale: 250'=1".
Notes:
Date: Not later than spring 1780
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 19.7 cm (6-1/8" x 7-3/4") -- measured: JH 01OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, good condition overall

296 N296/K141/M

Shadwell (?) - house (study plan)

Description: Study for rebuilding. Plan with dimensions, and some calculations.
Notes: Shadwell, TJ's ancestral home, was destroyed by fire in 1770.
Date: ca. 1800 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BI
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.3 cm x 16.1 cm (2-1/2" x 6-3/8") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, tear (approx. 1-1/2" long) from bottom edge (at 1-1/2" from right edge) extending upward and outward, discoloration from dirt build-up in right half of sheet especially along tear

297 N297/K197/M

Tufton - barn (plan)

Description: Plan of the barn. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1810-1814
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.3 cm x 26.4 cm (11-9/16" x 10-7/16") -- measured: JH 27NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 2-1/2" x 1-1/2") at lower left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), reddish brown stain primarily along left edge (approx. 1-3/4" wide strip), assorted additional stain spots in midsection, very dirty along edges

298 N298/K197/M

Tufton and Lego - barns (studies)

Description: Sketches of barns, with notes and specifications. Plan of "Barn at Lego" with a section marked "Old Building" and surrounding section marked "addition." Outline of Tufton barn and shed elevation. Also plan and elevation of "Brewhouse" rotated 90 deg. in orientation from notes and Lego barn plan. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Barn sketches in ink. Pencil drawing appears to be unrelated to the barn sketches: there are traces of erased lines, one area was marked "offices," two drawings of monuments of some kind.
Date: ca. 1810-1814
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.8 cm x 26.8 cm (11-3/4" x 10-9/16") -- measured: JH 21DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, two lines of abrasian (from erasing unwanted lines) in center left area, light foxing throughout sheet, assorted small stains in lower left corner area, edges and corners discolored due to dirt

299 N299/K000/M

Misc. Buildings - district college (plan)

Description: Plan for a "district college" showing a central building, with two school rooms and four rooms for the accommodation of the professors, flanked by dormitories for the students. Scale: 10'=1". In TJ's proposal for a 3-tiered public education system, the district college provided the middle level of instruction.
Notes: Originally identified by Kimball and Nichols as an early study for the plan of pavilion and dormitory units of the Univ. of Virginia; re-identified by Patricia Sherwood (see "The Mystery Solved:..." in Arts in Virginia, 30(2-3):10, Fall-Winter 1992-93).
Date: 1817
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: brown lined coordinate paper
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 33.4 cm (10-1/8" x 13-1/8") -- measured: JH 29JUN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: vertical crease at center, ink stain at top edge near center, graphite smudge at lower right quadrant, fluid stain at left bottom edge, cluster of ink spots at upper left corner, three discrete ink spots in right half, minor loss at lower right corner, brownish discoloration along top edge, deckle left edge, left and bottom edges slightly dirty

301 N301/K207/M

University of Virginia - Hotels B & E (study plans)

Description: Studies for Hotels B (at right) and (at left), which were designed to occupy end positions on the Range, as evidenced by the lack of an adjacent dormitory on their right sides and the presence of a window where the dormitory room would have been attached. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes: Originally identified by Kimball and Nichols as early studies for pavilions; re-identified by Joseph Lasala (see "Thomas Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia," Master of Architectural History Thesis, UVA Jan. 1992).
Date: ca. 1817 or before
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 26.6 cm (7-11/16" x 10-1/2") -- measured: JH 05JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along left bottom edge (area approx. 1/4" x 5-3/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), upper right edge worn, dirty near edges

302 N302/K211/M

University of Virginia - Pavilion III (study)

Description: Study for elevation and plan of Pavilion III, University of Virginia. Study consists of one elevation and two plan drawings. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1817
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 44.0 cm x 29.3 cm (17-5/16" x 11-9/16") -- measured: JH 23JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor loss along center left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal crease at center due to fold; purple mildew stains in area along lower left edge; assorted fluid & dirt stain spots & smudges throughout sheet (especially along left edge & crease); area of abrasian at center near bottom edge due to erasure of ink lines; crease & edges dirty; discoloration in area along left edge

319 N319/K209/M

University of Virginia - Pavilion VIII (plan)

Description: Study for Pavilion VIII. Drawing shows plan of ground story (at left), the upper story (at top), and the basement. Interior of ground story is very similar to the pavilion as built, but the frontispiece is radically different. Scale: approx. 10'=1". -->On verso of N320/K210.
Notes: Pencil notes in upper left, not TJ ms. Originally identified as Pavilion II; Nichols note: See [Nichols #] 321 (= Kimball No. 14, at Alderman Library, UVA). Re-identified by Joseph Lasala (see "Thomas Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia," UVA Jan. 1992).
Date: 1819
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 28.7 cm x 21.9 cm (11-5/16" x 8-3/8") -- measured: JH 08JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, cut out L-shaped area in upper left quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.) to square off sheet, ink stains in upper left, ink bleed-through from notes on verso, minor stains and slight discoloration in patch paper, abrasian marks from scraping off unwanted ink lines in center of ground floor plan drawing

320 N320/K210/M

University of Virginia - re: Pavilion II

Description: Notes pertaining to study for Pavilion II, giving dimensions of various aspects of the design and related size calculations. -->On verso of drawing N319/K209, Study for Pavilion II.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Nichols note: See [Nichols #] 321 [= Kimball No. 14 -- at Alderman Library, University of Virginia].
Date: 1819
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 28.7 cm x 21.3 cm (11-5/16" x 8-3/8") -- measured: JH 08JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, cut out L-shaped area in upper right quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.) to square off sheet, ink stain in upper right corner of main sheet, minor stain and slight discoloration in patch paper, shadow of drawing on verso visible due to ink bleed-through, assorted minor stains in bottom quadrant

323 N323/K208/M

University of Virginia - Pavilion VI (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of Pavilion VI. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes: Nichols note: See [Nichols #] 321 [= Kimball No. 14 -- at Alderman Library, University of Virginia].
Date: 1819
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 13.6 cm x 12.2 cm (5-3/8" x 4-13/16") -- measured: JH 05JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, right edge slightly worn, dirty along left edge, slightly dirty along top and right edges

334 N334/K000/M

University of Virginia - Pavilion VIII (study plan)

Description: Study for the plan of Pavilion VIII. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: ca. 1820
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.2 cm x 14.7 cm (7-1/8" x 5-3/4") -- measured: JH 22JUL94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: lower third of sheet dirty, upper two-thirds of sheet slightly dirty, deckled edge at bottom, good condition overall

387 N387/K132/M

Washington - Capitol (study plan & elevation)

Description: Study for plan and elevation of the Capitol. On verso: note regarding a book by Priestly, History of the Corruption of Christianity.
Notes:
Date: 1792
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 19.2 cm (4-1/2" x 7-9/16") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, right edge worn (especially lower half), three stain spots - one in left center and two in upper right

388 N388/K000/M

Washington - Capitol (studies)

Description: Blank sheet of paper with remains of two small paper hinges. The sheet with the studies for the Capitol in ink and wash used to be mounted on this sheet of paper using the paper hinges.
Notes: Not by TJ. This is one of three sheets of paper with Nichols # 388.
Date: 1792 (?)
Medium: n/a
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: n/a
Dimensions: 29.6 cm x 23.8 cm (11-11/16" x 9-3/8") -- measured: JH 17FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, remains of two paper hinges (each 1/2" x 3/16") at approx. 1-1/8" from left edge, upper hinge at approx. 2" from top edge and lower hinge at approx. 3" from bottom edge (distance between hinges approx. 7" which is height of sheet with ink and wash studies of Capitol), light horizontal stain in line with lower hinge, good condition overall

388 N388/K000/M

Washington - Capitol (studies)

Description: Studies for the Capitol, showing circular floor plan with 4 oval rooms at top, bottom, left, and right as well as a room(?) in center. On side without coordinate lines [recto side], center area is rectangular and all rooms are labelled. On side with coordinate lines [verso side], center area is also oval and rooms are not labelled.
Notes: This is one of three sheets of paper with the number N 388. This sheet appears to have been attached to a blank sheet of Paper BB with two small paper hinges. Nichols note: A modified scheme of this arrangement was later used for the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.
Date: 1792 (?)
Medium: Ink and wash
Support: Paper CX [coord. lines on one side, 10th line (1 cm) emphasized]
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.8 cm x 18.6 cm (7-7/16" x 7-5/16") -- measured: JH 17FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss along left edge (right edge on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), dark fluid and mildew stains filling left half (right half on verso) of sheet with lighter stains, mottling and discoloration on right half (on verso, left half shows only light stain spots), parts of drawing missing due to loss and running out of space

388 N388/K000/M

Washington - Capitol (study)

Description: "Circular plan for State building." Sketch of floor plan with outline of oval areas.
Notes: This is one of three sheets of paper with the number N 388. The sketch is on the verso side of the sheet, the side with no coordinate lines. The recto side with the coordinate lines is blank.
Date: 1792 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson (?)
Dimensions: 23.9 cm x 29.7 cm (9-7/16" x 11-11/16") -- measured: JH 17FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, "State building" slightly smudged, very good condition overall

389 N389/K132/M

Washington - Capitol (plan)

Description: Tracing by Jefferson of Hallet's modifications of Thornton's design of the Capitol indicates his great interest in the buildings; it was made that he might study changes. Some rooms labelled. Scale: 20'=1".
Notes: At lower right near corner is the legend "Capitol at Wasington / Tracing of one of Hallets [sic] modifications / of Thornton's plan" (not TJ ms).
Date: 1796-1803
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BG
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 41.3 cm x 51.3 cm (16-1/4" x 20-3/16") -- measured: JH 16JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical and horizontal creases at center due to folding sheet in half twice; loss at center top edge (approx. 1/2" square) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); stains at lower left corner, at center near top & bottom edges, and around loss area; crease marks dirty; sheet split along vertical crease; discoloration due to dirt at upper left corner, in center of sheet, and along bottom edge in left half of sheet

391 N391/K180/M

Washington - Capitol, east front (plan)

Description: Measured plan and notes showing "Length of the Capitol - East Front," signed "for B.H. Latrobe, Jno. Lenthall."
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1806 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CM
Draftsman: Jonathan Lenthall
Dimensions: 24.9 cm x 20.0 cm (9-13/16" x 7-7/8") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, left edge slightly worn, very good condition overall

396 N396/K179/M

Washington - President's House (plan)

Description: Original competition plan of the President's House, Washington. Scale of plan: 6'=1"; later 7.25'=1"; for the section, twice these figures. Note by Jefferson regarding scale of drawing at lower right corner area.
Notes: Not by TJ. Shadow of legend (erased pencil marks) at lower right (not TJ ms).
Date: 1792
Medium: Ink & wash, with some pencil sketch lines
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: James Hoban
Dimensions: 53.2 cm x 71.2 cm (20-15/16" x 28-1/16") -- measured: JH 22JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; split along vertical crease at center due to fold; losses at corners, at center top edge, and along crease at approx. 6" from bottom edge (circular area approx. 3-1/2" dia.) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); assorted stains throughout sheet (especially along edges); areas of abrasian at center top & bottom edges; tear at center left edge, minor tears along top & bottom edges; crease & edges dirty; discoloration throughout sheet, right half lighter shade than left half

397 N397/K125/M

Washington - President's House (study plans)

Description: Studies for plan of the President's House. Three variations based on Palladio's Villa Rotunda. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1792
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 70. cm x 53.3 cm (27-5/8" x 21") -- measured: JH 15JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at upper & lower right corners and at center bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal crease at center due to fold; bleach-effect stains along right edge (upper half); mildew stains at lower right corner area; fluid & ink stain spots scattered throughout; dirt stain at upper left near corner; discoloration due to dirt along crease (in upper half), across midsection of lower half (3"-4" wide horizontal strip), and in area along edges (especially in upper helf)

398 N398/K126/M

Washington - President's House (elevation)

Description: Study for elevation of the President's House. Small geometric figure at upper left corner, unrelated to elevation drawing. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1792
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 53.6 cm x 36.2 cm (21-1/8" x 14-1/4") -- measured: JH 15JUL93 Drawing occupies lower half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at left top edge near corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), assorted stains scattered throughout, dirt smudges at lower right corner and along top & bottom edges, discoloration in area along top & bottom edges (especially at corners), edges dirty, bottom edge worn and ragged

402 N402/K178/M

Washington - President's House (colonnades)

Description: Sketch showing the relation of the collonades to the offices in the President's House. -->On verso of drawing N404/K177.
Notes: Not by TJ. "offices" = "dependencies"
Date: 1805
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Benjamin H. Latrobe
Dimensions: 26.3 cm x 41.4 cm (10-3/8" x 16-5/16") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, small stain spots in lower right and center near top edge, grey discoloration (due to dirt) at upper right corner and extending along the top edge to the left, top edge worn and very dirty, other edges worn and slightly dirty

403 N403/K131/M

Washington - President's House (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of the President's House, with notes and specifications/dimensions. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes: At lower left slightly above the corner is the shadow of a legend written in pencil then erased, not TJ ms. The legend reads: "Study of the Capitol at Washington / Drawn by Jefferson"
Date: 1792
Medium: Pencil, with notes in ink
Support: Paper BE
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.0 cm x 37.3 cm (11-13/16" x 14-11/16") -- measured: JH 15JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, vertical and horizontal crease in center from folding sheet in half twice, vertical crease dirty, spot of waxy residue at lower left near corner, fluid stain at left top edge near corner, reddish stain at upper left corner, dirt smudges along bottom edge, discoloration due to dirt at upper right corner, slight discoloration along crease and in area along left edge, some ms text missing at upper left corner area due to fluid stain

404 N404/K177/M

Washington - President's House (offices)

Description: Sections through the colonnade and offices of the President's House. Scale: 3.72'=1". -->On verso of drawing N402/K178.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1805
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CF
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 41.4 cm x 26.3 cm (16-5/16" x 10-3/8") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, small stain spots in lower right and center left, grey discoloration due to dirt along bottom edge, edges worn and dirty

405 N405/K175/M

Washington - President's House dependencies (plan)

Description: Plan of dependencies of President's House, with notes and various spaces labelled (e.g., ice house, servant's room, saddle room, coach house, hen house, etc.). At one end are spaces labelled "War Office" and "Treasury Office". Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: Probably 1804
Medium: Ink & wash, with some notes in pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 53.5 cm x 70.3 cm (21-1/16" x 27-11/16") -- measured: JH 22JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical & horizontal creases at center from folding sheet in half twice; minor losses at left & right bottom corners (symmetrical with respect to vertical crease) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); discoloration due to dirt in area along edges (especially at right bottom edge); strip of discoloration (approx. 1" wide) at approx. 7" from left edge; diagonal dirt line at center of left half; dirt smudge at upper left; crease & edges dirty and worn

406 N406/K176/M

University of Virginia - dormitory

Description: Sectional drawing showing ridge and gutter joists, with Chinese railing front and back. Also a longitudinal section through rooflets.
Notes: Originally identified by Kimball and Nichols as a section of dependencies for the President's House in Washington; re-identified by Joseph Lasala (personal communication, 03AUG1994).
Date: ca. 1817
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 4.3 cm x 24.5 cm (1-11/16" x 9-5/8") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed,very good condition overall

411 N411/K181/M

Washington (?) - rotunda house (plan & elevation)

Description: A rotunda-plan house (probably the President's House). Legend along bottom of elevation drawing: at left - "T. Jefferson, Archt."; at right "R. Mills, Delt. 1803." Scale: 10'=1". Nichols note: Exercise in by Robert Mills.
Notes: Not by TJ. Kimball originally identified this drawing as Shadwell. Nichols note: Kimball decided this was not for Shadwell; see his "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterky, XII [1949], p. 119.
Date: 1803
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Robert Mills
Dimensions: 53.6 cm x 39.8 cm (21-1/8" x 15-11/16") -- measured: JH 23JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; spilt along horizontal crease at center due to fold; crease mark dirty; minor losses at center left edge & lower left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); fluid stain along left top & bottom edges near corner; assorted discrete stain spots & smudges scattered throughout sheet; areas of abrasian along top edge and at upper left edge; edges dirty; uneven yellowish discoloration throughout - area along left edge most yellowed, lower half lighter shade than upper half

414 N414/K180/M

Washington - treasury office (elevation)

Description: Elevation of the Executive Office for the Treasury Department. General dimensions of the building ("148. by 57-6") written along left bottom edge. Scale: 7-1/2'=1". On verso: "Elevation of the Executive Office referred to in the agreement of 23d Jule 1798, with Leonard Harbaugh...." with signatures of Harbaugh & co.
Notes: Not by TJ. Ms on verso rotated 90 deg. from drawing on recto in orientation.
Date: 1796-1797
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: George Hadfield
Dimensions: 32.1 cm x 62.4 cm (12-5/8" x 24-9/16") -- measured: JH 22JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; losses at upper left edge, left top edge, lower right corner, and center bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); vertical creases at center and at approx. 2-1/2" from right edge due to folds; major tears in area of along left edge and creases; dirt smudges in area along edges; redish stain at lower left near corner (residue of sealing wax?); assorted stains on verso; discoloration throughout sheet, shading uneven

422 N422/K095/M

Williamsburg (?) - Governor's Palace (plan)

Description: Measured plan of Governor's Palace, made [by TJ] to study changes.
Notes: Kimball designated the support as "laid paper, no watermark" but Nichols notes that the paper seems to be the same as for drawing N425/K098 (laid paper, "cardinal" watermark), in which case this work can be dated to ca. 1780.
Date: 1768 (?); or 1779-1781 if paper same as for drawing N425/K098
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX (?); paper seems to be the same as for drawing N425/K098
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.1 cm x 19.0 cm (9-1/2" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 17SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, very good condition overall

423 N423/K096/M

Williamsburg (?) - Governor's Palace (study plan)

Description: Study of plan for remodeling Governor's Palace. -->On verso of drawing N424/K097.
Notes:
Date: 1779-1781
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.6 cm x 30.6 cm (7-5/16" x 12-1/16") -- measured: JH 17SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), good condition overall

424 N424/K097/M

Williamsburg (?) - Governor's Palace (study plan)

Description: Study of plan for remodeling Governor's Palace. -->On verso of drawing N423/K096.
Notes:
Date: 1779-1781
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.6 cm x 30.6 cm (7-5/16" x 12-1/16") -- measured: JH 17SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss at upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), good condition overall

425 N425/K098/M

Williamsburg (?) - Governor's Palace (study plan)

Description: Study of plan for remodeling Governor's Palace with a temple- form roof and two pediments. -->On verso of drawing N426/K099. Nichols note: Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee is on the same paper, a fact also discovered by Marcus Whiffen, but overlooked by Kimball when he changed its date (and those of N427/K100 and N428/K231f) from 1779 to 1772.
Notes: cf. M. Whiffen, "Public Buildings of Williamsburg" (New York, 1958), pgg. 179 and F. Kimball, "Jefferson and the Public Buildings of Virginia. I. Williamsburg, 1770-1776," Huntington Library Quarterly, XII [1949], pg. 120; also see drawing N427/K100.
Date: 1779-1781
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, "cardinal" watermark
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.3 cm x 19.1 cm (9-9/16" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 17SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss across midsection patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

426 N426/K099/M

Williamsburg (?) - Governor's Palace (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of dependencies for Governor's Palace. Sketch shows the curved-wings scheme once proposed for Monticello. -->On verso of drawing N425/K098.
Notes: This drawing is very light, and is not easy to see due to the shadow of the drawing on the other side.
Date: 1779-1781
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, "cardinal" watermark
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.3 cm x 19.1 cm (9-9/16" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 17SEP92 Drawing occupies lower half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss across midsection patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

427 N427/K100/M

Williamsburg (?) - Governor's Palace (study plan)

Description: Final study of plan for remodeling the Governor's Palace. Scale: 12'=1".
Notes: cf. drawing N425/K098
Date: 1779-1781
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AV
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.3 cm x 33.0 cm (8-3/8" x 13") -- measured: JH 30SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, good condition overall

428 N428/K231/M

Misc. Objects - bar/handle

Description: Drawing for a bar or handle (?): top or side view and cross section, with dimensions.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1806 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BY
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 32.1 cm x 25.6 cm (12-5/8" x 10-1/16") -- measured: JH 22JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 1-1/2" x 3/8") at upper left corner, substantial loss in lower half at right (area approx. 5" x 7-1/2") and along entire bottom edge, losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), dark fluid stain at upper left and lower left corners, discoloration and mottling in upper half and around loss in lower half, tears at edges

429 N429/K197/M

Misc. Objects - re: timber sizes

Description: Notes headed "Size of timbers for a barn."
Notes: Not TJ ms. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1809-1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CN
Draftsman: unknown (not Jefferson's handwriting)
Dimensions: 13.3 cm x 19.7 cm (5-1/4" x 7-3/4") -- measured: JH 21DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, bottom edge uneven, slight discoloration at lower right edge and corner, good condition overall

430 N430/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - arch bridge (elevation)

Description: Drawing for an arch bridge, with aqueduct and balustrade. No scale.
Notes: Not by TJ. Kimball note: The manner of combining cut stone, brick, and rubble suggests that Robert Mills was the author of this design, which may well have formed part of a roll of manuscript of his work sent to Jefferson on February 15, 1826.
Date: 1826 (?)
Medium: India ink
Support: Paper CT
Draftsman: Robert Mills (?)
Dimensions: 22.2 cm x 46.3 cm (8-3/4" x 18-1/4") -- measured: JH 23JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical stain stripe at center extending approx. 5" down from top edge; horizontal stain stripe (approx. 2" long) from approx. 1" to the right of the vertical strip extending to the right at approx. 3" from bottom edge; dirt stain at lower left; yellowish stain spots at upper right; dirt smudges in area along left edge; slight crease at center bottom edge; left & right edges dirty; discoloration due to dirt in left quadrant

431 N431/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - quadrangle & buildings

Description: Perspective view of four buildings about a quadrangle having an equestrian statue in the center. The end buildings are crescent shaped and the side buildings are rectangular. All have carriageways and footways along the short axes.
Notes: Nichols note: Not by Jefferson. Kimball note: The general suggestion of the buildings is academic, [however] the effort to recognize them has not succeeded.
Date: undated
Medium: line engraving
Support: Paper CU
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 38.9 cm x 49.1 cm (15-5/16" x 19-5/16") -- measured: JH 23JUL93 Engraving plate: 32.4 cm x 46.7 cm (12-3/4" x 18-3/8")
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; loss at upper right edge and corner (area approx. 1-1/2" W x 4-1/2" H) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); slightly slanted vertical crease at center due to fold; stains in area around loss, at lower left & right near corners (roughly symmetrical with respect to crease), and discrete spots in midsection of upper half; dirt smudges in area along edges; crease & edges dirty; slight discoloration along right bottom edge and at center of sheet

432 N432/K231/M

Misc. Objects - vase/baluster (template)

Description: Template for hollow casting for vase or baluster. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1778 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper AS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 39.5 cm x 20.6 cm (15-9/16" x 8-1/8") -- measured: JH 16FEB93 maximum overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 2" x 2") in center right patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid and mildew stains throughout sheet with heaviest staining in area around loss, tears in center of top half, two red spots of sealing wax (?) near top edge probably used to attach this piece and another sheet together

437 N437/K231/M

Misc. Objects - dial layout

Description: Layout for a dial. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: 1816 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.8 cm x 23.1 cm (12-1/8" x 9-1/16") -- measured: JH 16FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss along right and bottom edges (approx. 1/2" wide at right, 1-1/2" at bottom) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), minor loss by center top edge, assorted stain spots throughout sheet, pieces of drawing missing along right edge due to loss, area of abrasian with small holes at lower right, sheet yellowed with heaviest discoloration near loss

438 N438/K231/M

University of Virginia - lunette window

Description: Study for a lunette window for Hotel B. Scale: 1"=20".
Notes: Originally identified by Kimball and Nichols as a section of a dome with cornice detail; re-identified by Joseph Lasala (see "Thomas Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia," Master of Architectural History Thesis, UVA Jan. 1992).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 4.6 cm x 10.1 cm (1-13/16" x 4") -- measured: JH 22JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; small triangular losses at upper right, lower right, and lower left corners patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); ink dots in upper right by drawing of cornice; dirt smudge in lower left corner area

439 N439/K000/M

Misc. Buildings - Exchange building (plan)

Description: "Exchange" plan showing layout of building with respect to compass directions. Center room in the northeast side labelled "Coffee- room."
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 37.0 cm x 23.0 cm (14-9/16" x 9-1/16") -- measured: JH 17FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at upper right corner (approx. 1/2" x 1/2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), abrasian in upper right quadrant due to ink erasures, assorted stain spots scattered throughout sheet, horizontal crease (slightly separated) in center, small holes and tears with slight separation scattered throughout sheet, edges discolored

440 N440/K149/M

Monticello (?) - re: furniture

Description: Piece of note on dimensions of assorted furniture; "Travelling trunk," "Greenchair," "Cradle" (with small sketch), "Reading desk," and "Bedsteads at Tuckahoe" are the legible ones. Along bottom edge (rotated 90 deg. in orientation from furniture notes) are tail ends of lines of architectural notes.
Notes: It appears that this piece of paper was a corner cut out from a larger sheet of notes. In the old finding guide, a note indicated that N 440 was "in Latrobe's letter to Jefferson" (no additional data was given, e.g. letter's date).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.4 cm x 17.2 cm (4-1/8" x 6-3/4") -- measured: JH 13NOV92 [original piece (max. dim.): 6.2 cm x 13.3 cm (5-1/4" x 2-7/16")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: loss along right edge, ms text missing due to loss, L-shaped piece of Fabriano paper (20th c.) added along right and bottom edges to enlarge and square off sheet, right edge of original piece ragged, large brown fluid stain at right of original piece probably from spilled ink

441 N441/K231/M

Misc. Landscape - garden (plan)

Description: Plan of a garden 240 feet by 450 feet, with notes (not TJ ms). Scale: 40'=1". Last line of notes reads: "From a to b must be ye whole width of ye House." By the scale given, a to b is a distance of 80'.
Notes: Drawing probably also not by TJ. Kimball notes: This does not correspond with any width of any of the houses in which Jefferson was particularly interested, and the identity of the drawing remains undetermined.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink, with some guide lines in pencil & red crayon
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 56.2 cm x 35.3 cm (22-1/8" x 13-7/8") -- measured: JH 23JUL93 [Nichols published dimensions, 13-3/4" W x 21" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at center left edge, lower left corner, and right bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); two vertical and two horizontal creases from folding sheet into thirds twice; diagonal crease marks at corners due to folds; fluid stain (approx. 1" dia.) at center left near edge; assorted stain spots (up to 1/4" dia.) in upper left quadrant; minor losses along upper left edge and upper right corner area; area along creases and edges dirty; sheet discolored & mottled

443 N443/K231/M

Misc. Objects - goblet profile

Description: Profile of a goblet, possibly for use as a template. Lower right corner of goblet base obscured due to stains and losses. There is a very light outline of another base (in the same scale) at upper right corner of sheet. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1794-1796 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.0 cm x 20.2 cm (7-1/2" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 16FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 1" x 2-3/4") at lower left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid and mildew stains in lower half of sheet with heaviest staining in area around loss, tears and small holes near loss area, small area in lower right corner of drawing missing due to stains and minor losses, diagonal crease mark at lower right edge

444 N444/K231/M

Misc. Objects - goblet profiles

Description: Profiles of three goblet, with the same general outline but slightly different dimensions/proportions. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1794-1796 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.6 cm x 31.3 cm (8-1/8" x 12-5/16") -- measured: JH 16FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss (area approx. 2-1/2" x 5-1/2") in lower left corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid and mildew stains in lower half of sheet with heaviest staining in lower left quadrant around loss area, tears in center extending from loss area, small patches of abrasian around loss area near bottom edge

446 N446/K001/M

Misc. Buildings - house (plan)

Description: Plan of house with central chimney. Drawing specifications on verso. Scale: approx. 8'=1".
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1769 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AA
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 17.0 cm x 15.7 cm (6-11/16" x 6-3/16") -- measured: JH 10SEP92 [Nichols published dimensions, 6" W x 5-1/2" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, folds backed with oriental tissue for reinforcements

447 N447/K002/M

Misc. Buildings - house (plan)

Description: Plan of house with central chimney with notes. Additional notes in ink and pencil on verso.
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AB
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 13.5 cm x 13.2 cm (5-5/16" x 5-3/16") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed

448 N448/K003/M

Misc. Buildings - house (plan)

Description: Plan of house with central chimney.
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1769 (?)
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 11.2 cm x 19.8 cm (4-7/16" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 10SEP92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed, loss in upper-left corner (triangular area 1-1/2" H x 1/2" W), left third of drawing stained and torn

449 N449/K108/M

Misc. Buildings - house & service areas (study plans)

Description: Studies for plans of a house and connected service areas, with notes. Scale: 10'=1". Drawing N449bis/K108bis has been pasted to, and therefore forms one unit with, this drawing.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1783-1784
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BA
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.5 cm x 18.7 cm (8-7/8" x 7-3/8"), size of paper with study; whole unit: 32.0 cm x 18.7 cm (12-5/8" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: N 449 bis drawing paper tacked on N 449 drawing paper using sealing wax in 3 spots with 1/4" overlap, strip of Barcham Greene laid paper (20th c.) added to square off unit, entire unit is linen backed, good condition overall

449bis

N449bis/K108/M

Misc. Buildings - house & service areas (study)

Description: Studies for a house and connected service areas. Scale: 10'=1". This drawing has been pasted to, and therefore forms one unit with drawing N449/K108.
Notes:
Date: Probably 1783-1784
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AZ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 16.5 cm (4-1/8" x 6-1/2"), size of paper with study; whole unit: 32.0 cm x 18.7 cm (12-5/8" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 02OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: N 449 bis drawing paper tacked on to N 449 drawing paper using sealing wax in 3 spots with 1/4" overlap, strip of Barcham Greene laid paper (20th c.) added to square off unit, entire unit is linen backed, good condition overall

450 N450/K219/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of an urban house, with note "150,000 bricks." Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 20.9 cm (11-1/2" x 8-1/4") -- measured: JH 13JAN93 Drawing occupies top half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at upper left corner, oval-shaped loss in upper left quadrant (size approx. 2" H x 1-1/2" W), losses patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), large area of fluid stain in upper left quadrant (covering half of quadrant along left edge) extending to center top edge and lower left edge

451 N451/K220/M

Misc. Buildings - houses (study plans)

Description: Studies for [2] urban houses. Plan on lower half of sheet is a light line drawing of an octagon-shaped building*, reminiscent of Poplar Forest, with the upper right room designated "Dining room" and the lower right room designated "Parlour." Scale: approx. 10'=1". -->On verso of drawing N452/K221.
Notes: "(over)" written in lower right corner, not TJ ms. * The drawing is slightly incomplete; it is missing the corners of the lower left and lower right rooms - probably due to running out of space on the sheet.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.1 cm x 23.2 cm (11-7/8" x 9-1/8") -- measured: JH 13JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, light fluid stain at left edge slightly above center, slight discoloration along left and top edges probably an extension of the fluid stain, left edge ragged

452 N452/K221/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for urban house: plan of square-shaped building (on lower half of sheet), with notes (on upper half of sheet) of dimensions with associated calculations and number of bricks necessary for construction. Scale: approx. 10'=1". -->On verso of drawing N451/K220.
Notes: Kimball notes that this drawing is similar in form and belongs in a series with drawings N458/K227 - N462/K231.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB (on verso side, hence no coordinate lines)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.1 cm x 23.2 cm (11-7/8" x 9-1/8") -- measured: JH 13JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, mildew(?) stain spot near center right edge, light fluid stain at right edge slightly above center, discoloration along top and right edges probably an extension of fluid stain, right edge ragged

453 N453/K222/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study plan for urban house. Plan drawn in pencil, with some of the areas labelled. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: There are 2"-wide strips along the top and bottom edges which do not have coordinate lines, TJ has added tick marks in ink along the left and right edges of the unlined sections to extend the measured divisions.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.9 cm x 42.0 cm (10-1/4" x 16-1/2") -- measured: JH 13JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, sections without coordinate lines along top and bottom edges dirty, edges worn and dirty

454 N454/K223/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plans)

Description: Studies for an urban house: 5 plans showing different interior layouts within a similar exterior outline. In 4 plans, the rooms are labelled.
Notes: Shadow of writing (not TJ ms), rotated 90 degrees from orientation of drawing, suggests that this piece of paper used to be a cover sheet of a note/letter addressed to TJ.
Date: 1789-1790 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, upper part of crown and ornate shield
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 21.9 cm (7-1/4" x 8-1/4") -- measured: JH 14JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, shadow of ms text visible due to ink transfer from a note/letter (probably this cover sheet was placed on the note/letter while the ink was still wet or the unit became damp at some point), good condition overall

455 N455/K224/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a city house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: F. Kimball notes that this house was for TJ himself because it shows the many-windowed book room which was an invariable element of TJ's plans for his own quarters.
Date: 1789-1790 (?)
Medium: Pencil & brown conte crayon
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.2 cm x 28.7 cm (9-1/8" x 11-5/16") -- measured: JH 15JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small surface loss (dia. approx. 1/8") in upper left quadrant near center, small dark brown spot at 1-1/2" from left edge in center section, slight discoloration near edges, stains along right top edge and lower right edge, worn and ragged bottom edge

456 N456/K225/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.0 cm x 29.4 cm (8-11/16" x 11-9/16") -- measured: JH 15JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at right top edge (area approx. 3/4" x 2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), mildew stains along top edge, light stain at upper right edge with small surface loss (dia. approx. 1/8") above it, brownish stain near upper left edge, areas of abrasian in drawing due to erasures

457 N457/K226/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plans)

Description: Studies for a house: 2 plans showing different rooms and hallway layouts within similar exterior outlines. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.1 cm x 30.0 cm (9-1/8" x 11-13/16") -- measured: JH 15JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small loss (dia. approx. 3/16") at 2-3/4" from left edge in center section, surface loss along edge at upper left (area approx. 1" x 1/8"), stains in lower left quadrant, dirt smudges in right half (especially in lower right quadrant), slight discoloration near edges, left and bottom edges worn and dirty

458 N458/K227/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for a city house: a plan along Parisian lines. Scale: approx. 16'=1".
Notes: Kimball notes that this drawing is similar in form and belongs in a series with drawings N452/K221, N459/K228 - N462/K231.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CQ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.1 cm x 35.4 cm (5-15/16" x 13-15/16") -- measured: JH 19JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, two small brown spots (foxing?): one near lower right corner and the other near upper right corner, good condition overall

459 N459/K228/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plans)

Description: Studies for city houses: 3 plans - 2 on left side show slight variations of interior layout within a square exterior outline, 1 on right side shows interior layout within a rectangular exterior outline. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Kimball notes that these drawings are similar in form and belongs in a series with drawings N452/K221, N458/K227, and N460/K229 - N462/K231.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.8 cm x 23.4 cm (11-3/4" x 9-3/16") -- measured: JH 19JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses at upper right corner (area approx. 1" x 3/4") and lower right corner (area approx. 1/4" x 1-1/2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid stain at upper right edge (area approx. 2-1/2" x 1"), stains around lower right corner loss (combination of fluid stain and ink splatter ?), edges slightly dirty

460 N460/K229/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a city house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Kimball notes that this drawing is similar in form and belongs in a series with drawings N452/K221, N458/K227 - N459/K228, N461/K230 - N462/K231.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.3 cm x 22.2 cm (11-9/16" x 8-3/4") -- measured: JH 20JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses at upper left edge (area approx. 1-1/2" x 1/2") and lower right edge (area approx. 1-1/2" x 1/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), mildew stains around loss at upper left edge, small nick at center top edge, small tear (repaired) in upper right edge at approx. 3/4" from top edge

461 N461/K230/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a city house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Kimball notes that this drawing is similar in form and belongs in a series with drawings N452/K221, N458/K227 - N460/K229, and N462/K231.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.1 cm x 23.0 cm (11-7/8" x 9-1/16") -- measured: JH 20JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at upper left (area approx. 1-1/2" x 1/2"), lower right (area approx. 3-1/2" x 1-1/2"), and center right edges (area approx. 1/2" x 1/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); mildew stains around loss at lower right; fluid stain at center bottom edge; dirt stains at center top edge and upper right corner; discoloration along edges

462 N462/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - house (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a city house. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: Kimball notes that this drawing is similar in form and belongs in a series with drawings N452/K221 and N458/K227 - N461/K230.
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.3 cm x 23.1 cm (11-15/16" x 9-1/8") -- measured: JH 20JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, top and right edges worn, all edges slightly dirty, good condition overall

463 N463/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - house (sketch plan) ?

Description: Sketch plan of a house (?), with date "Thursday 20th [--?--]" at upper right (not TJ ms).
Notes: This sheet was probably a scrap piece of paper from a letter TJ received.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.1 cm x 19.4 cm (4" x 7-5/8") -- measured: JH 20JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, light mildew(?) stains in upper right corner, dirt stain in lower right near corner, ink smudge in center top near edge, fluid/mildew(?) stain along left top edge at approx. 1-1/2" from upper left corner with small loss (dia. approx. 1/16"), top and right edges dirty

466 N466/K197/M

Misc. Buildings - houses & barn (plans)

Description: Sketch plans of a winnowing barn and of two houses, with dimensions.
Notes: Barn sketch in top half, sketch of two houses side by side in bottom half.
Date: ca. 1809-1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.8 cm x 19.8 cm (9-3/4" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 21DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, dark brown fluid stain in lower right edge, lower right quadrant discolored near bottom

467 N467/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - Timberlake house (plan)

Description: Plan for the first floor of John Timberlake's house (located in Fluvania County, Virginia), with notes and specifications. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1831
Medium: Ink & watercolor
Support: Paper CU
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 37.8 cm x 29.8 cm (14-7/8" x 11-3/4") -- measured: JH 26JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical tears at upper left (approx. 4" long) and center top edge (approx. 1" long); minor losses along left & right edges; loss at left edge (approx. 6" from bottom edge) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); ink spots scattered throughout; discrete holes throughout where acidic ink dissolved paper; stain spot at upper right near edge; dirt stain along left edge; discoloration due to dirt throughout, with lighter-shaded area slightly above center (approx. 4" wide horizontal strip across sheet)

468 N468/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - Timberlake house (plan)

Description: Plan for the second floor of John Timberlake's house (located in Fluvania County, Virginia), with notes and specifications. Scale: 4'=1".
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: 1831
Medium: Ink & watercolor
Support: Paper CU
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 37.6 cm x 29.5 cm (14-13/16" x 11-5/8") -- measured: JH 26JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor losses at upper left corner, along right edge, and lower right corner; ink spots scattered throughout; discrete holes in center section where acidic ink dissolved paper fibers; dirt stain at lower right edge; discoloration due to dirt in area along edges and across center (approx. 1" wide horizontal strip)

469 N469/K000/M

Misc. Buildings - log building (plan)

Description: "Plan of a Log [outbuilding?]." Octagonal building with four square rooms and a coach room in the center. Circular roof.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink (press copy)
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.7 cm x 20.0 cm (9-3/4" x 7-7/8") -- measured: JH 19FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at upper quadrant, midsection near right edge, lower left corner, and center bottom edge - patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); mildew stains around losses at upper and lower left corners; fluid stains along left and bottom edges; assorted holes and minor losses scattered throughout sheet; some ms text and drawing missing due to losses

470 N470/K231/M

Misc. Objects - metal latch

Description: Drawing for a metal latch, showing latch mechanism and right flange with position of screws. Portion of left flange symmetrical to right side not shown. Scale: full size (?).
Notes: Drawing ends at the left edge of the sheet. However, it appears that the portion not shown was never drawn (some of the pencil lines stops short of the edge) not that the sheet was cut through the drawing.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD (approx. bottom 2" unlined)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.3 cm x 15.2 cm (7-5/8" x 6") -- measured: JH 22JAN93 Drawing occupies upper left quadrant of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, discoloration in upper right corner due to dirt, scattered small stain spots in lower half, dirt smudges along right and bottom edges

471 N471/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - mill plan

Description: Sketch for a grist mill, with notes.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CI
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.7 cm x 14.6 cm (7-3/4" x 5-3/4") -- measured: JH 25NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, edges slightly worn and discolored, two lines of heavy abrasian in lower left quadrant from erasing sketch of a canal (canal sketch moved closer to left edge), minor losses along left abrasian line where paper has worn through

472 N472/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - crib plan

Description: Plan, with dimensions, for a crib in [TJ's] power canal. On verso: cross-section drawing of the crib, with dimensions.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805-1809 (?)
Medium: Ink (with crayon on verso)
Support: Paper BR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 41.4 cm x 18.9 cm (16-5/16" x 7-7/16") -- measured: JH 15NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, major losses at upper and lower left corner areas (i.e., upper and lower right corner areas on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), dirt and stains along loss areas as well as along top and bottom edges, stains where paper was creased (especially visible on verso), upper quadrant on verso very dirty

473 N473/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - crib framing

Description: Framing diagram for a crib in the power canal (drawing N472/K169o).
Notes:
Date: ca. 1805-1809 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CJ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 31.0 cm x 18.7 cm (12-3/16" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 25NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, light stains along top and bottom edges (due to dirt and grease, possible from fingerprints), area near edges dirty and discolored (especially along top and bottom edges), drawing in center of sheet is clean and in good condition

474 N474/K169/M

Misc. Buildings - barn & shed

Description: Notes for "Barn, exclusive of the water pit of the mills..." with small sketch showing partitions on upper half of sheet and notes for "Shed. 70. f. long by 42 f. broad. 6 f. clear pitch" on lower half of sheet.
Notes: According to Bill Beiswanger @ TJMF, this drawing has two different Nichols numbers: 474 and 530; it appears that Nichols numbered the same drawing twice.
Date: ca. 1809-1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.1 cm x 12.7 cm (8-5/16" x 5") -- measured: JH 22FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, top and right edges dirty, slight discoloration at lower right edge, all edges slightly ragged, good condition overall

475 N475/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - re: mill shed

Description: "Bill of scantling for..." (writing missing due to loss, but structure may be a barn or sawmill) with sketch in upper half of sheet, and "For the shed..." in lower half of sheet.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1809-1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CK
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.8 cm x 19.8 cm (9-3/4" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 25NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses along left top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), minor loss at lower left corner, stain in lower left quadrant, ms text missing due to loss

476 N476/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - re: canal locks

Description: Notes on "Stone work for locks of 3 chambers...," including calculations. On verso: "Measures taken at the locks & large mill, by myself May 11.17," including calculations. (The very bottom of the last line of notes appears to have been cut. If so, the notes as it currently stands is what is left of a longer set of notes.)
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Since it appears that the bottom of the sheet was intentionally cut, perhaps the "Stone work..." notes were were written on the back of a piece of "scrap" paper which earlier held [a longer ?] "Measures..." notes.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BM
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 14.2 cm x 15.5 cm (5-5/8" x 6-1/8") -- measured: JH 27NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, right edge (i.e., left edge on verso) slightly worn, good condition overall

477 N477/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - grist mill

Description: "Grist mill" cross-section and plan. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1793 (?)
Medium: Pencil, with some notes in ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 34.9 cm x 34.0 cm (13-3/4" x 13-3/8") -- measured: JH 21JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses at center top edge and upper right corner, area along edges (especially left & top edges) dirty, dirt smudges in lower left quadrant and at lower right corner area, horizontal crease at center due to fold, crease mark slightly dirty, slight mottling in upper half, top edge worn & ragged, ms text missing at left edge, good condition overall

478 N478/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - mill plan & section

Description: Plan and section of a grist mill, with notes. Scale: approx. 10'=1". (There are notes in upper right which seems to have been half erased; appearance is rather faint.) This drawing is identical in many points with drawing N477/K169t.
Notes:
Date: 1793 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 33.8 cm (9-3/8" x 13-5/16") -- measured: JH 27NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, assorted ink dots scattered throughout lower half of sheet (probably from bleed through), slight foxing near right edge, edges dirty and slightly worn

479 N479/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - mill plan (?)

Description: Plan of a mill (?). Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 4.9 cm x 24.2 cm (1-15/16" x 9-1/2") -- measured: JH 27NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss along right edge, brown stain spot near lower left corner, left edge very dirty

480 N480/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - mill section (?)

Description: Section of a mill (?). Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: A smaller sheet has been added to the primary drawing sheet along the left edge. It was originally attached with red sealing wax on a 1/2" overlap. This sheet extension was not used; the drawing is contained on the primary sheet.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 15.7 cm x 27.7 cm (6-3/16" x 10-15/16") -- measured: JH 27NOV92 maximum overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: each sheet is linen backed, small (secondary) sheet pasted on to primary sheet in its original location, minor loss in upper right corner patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), assorted ink dots along right edge, fluid stains in upper right quadrant, grease(?) spot along center top edge, edges discolored (especially right and left top edges)

481 N481/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - [grist?] mill

Description: Sectional drawing of a [grist?] mill on the Rivanna River near Shadwell. Opening at center of framing may be a window. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes: See also Reference# N000/K000/MHi019. Kimball identified this drawing as "Section of an ice house ?" The Nichols checklist identified drawings number 471-484 as "Mills, canals, etc." Information on location of mill provided by William L. Beiswanger, Director of Restoration @ TJMF (personal communication, 11NOV1994).
Date: ca. 1793 - 1817
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 13.3 cm (7-5/16" x 5-1/4") -- measured: JH 27NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, dirt spots throughout sheet (especially near edges), two abrasian lines in center of sheet (probably from erasing unwanted lines)

482 N482/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - timber piers

Description: Plans & elevation of timber piers and their footings. Scale: uncertain.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 22.0 cm (11-1/2" x 8-11/16") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, discoloration along right edge, good condition overall

483 N483/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - timber piers

Description: Plans & elevation of timber piers and their footings. Scale: uncertain. On verso: sectional drawing of upper portion of pier.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink (on verso: ink & pencil)
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.4 cm x 18.7 cm (11-9/16" x 7-3/8") -- measured: JH 07DEC92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, discoloration at upper right corner area (i.e., upper left corner on verso), good condition overall

484 N484/K169/M

Mills, canals, etc. - canal locks

Description: Plans and cross-sections of locks for navigational canal. Scale: approx. 10'=1" (?).
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 53.5 cm x 70.5 cm (21-1/16" x 27-3/4") -- measured: JH 21JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical crease at center and diagonal crease at upper & lower right corners due to fold; loss along vertical crease near top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); minor losses at center top edge, along right bottom edge, and lower right corner; tears at center top edge; tear and crease marks dirty; assorted stains and dirt smudges in area along edges; discoloration due to dirt along edges (especially at corners)

488 N488/K000/M

Misc. Buildings - prison (plan)

Description: Plan of a prison with a cell for solitary confinement and other cells designated "White Female Criminals," "White Male Criminals," "White Male Debtors," "White Female Debtors," "Male Blacks," and "Female Blacks" - with a stove and "necessary" in each sell. Design description and specifications on verso. Scale: 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CZ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.1 cm x 12.4 cm (9-1/8" x 4-7/8") -- measured: JH 19FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, ink stains on recto in lower third of sheet due to ink bleed-through from ms text on verso, black [wax?] spot on verso at lower left edge near corner, very good condition overall

489 N489/K000/M

Misc. Buildings - retreat

Description: A retreat.
Notes: Not located -- as of 05DEC1994, no trace of this drawing has been found; there are no images of this drawing at MHS or UVA; it may be that Nichols gave two different numbers to the same drawing (e.g., Nichols numbers 474 and 530), but it has not been determined which drawing this number (489) belongs to.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 8" x 12-3/8" (? -->to be remeasured)
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: unknown -->to be cataloged

490 N490/K217/M

Misc. Buildings - retreat (study plans)

Description: Studies for a retreat: 4 plans - 2 (obviously paired) show slight variations in interior layout and exterior (primarily octagonal) outlines, 1 shows a variation in placement of octagonal elements but gives a similar overall shape as previous 2, 1 shows an interior layout within a primarily rectangular exterior outline. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.0 cm x 29.4 cm (8-11/16" x 11-9/16") -- measured: JH 11JAN93 [Nichols published dimensions, 8-1/2" x 10-3/4", erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, fluid stain at center top edge, brownish [fluid?] stains at upper left quadrant (horizontal string from left edge to center, approx. 2" from top edge) with areas of surface loss, unidentified dark stain spots in a section of the loss, slight discoloration along edges (especially bottom edge)

491 N491/K218/M

Misc. Buildings - retreat (study plans)

Description: Studies for a retreat: 6 completed plans and 1 incomplete (unfinished?) plan showing variations in interior layout within a primarily rectangular exterior outline. Outlines also reflect variations in proportions. Scale: approx. 10'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper BB
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 29.5 cm x 23.3 cm (11-5/8" x 9-3/16") -- measured: JH 13JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, fluid stain at lower left edge (area approx. 2-1/2" H x 1" W) extending along edge to lower left corner, right and bottom edges slightly discolored

492 N492/K216/M

Misc. Buildings - retreat (plan)

Description: Study for a retreat, with dimensions and notes (including number of bricks necessary for construction). Scale: 6'=1".
Notes:
Date: 1789-1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CP
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.9 cm x 27.1 cm (7-7/8" x 10-11/16") -- measured: JH 11JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses at lower left corner and left bottom edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), abrasian marks in drawing area from scraping off unwanted ink lines, stains along right edge, minor ink smudges at right top edge, edges slightly worn and dirty

493 N493/K133/M

Misc. Buildings - pavilion/retreat (plan)

Description: Plan for a circular pavilion or retreat (54' dia.) with a circular room in the center (24' dia.) and two oval rooms in the upper half of the "ring." A portico with eight columns and two half-columns occupies the lower half of the "ring." Scale: 10'=1". Drawing with with dimensions in ink, additional notes in pencil.
Notes:
Date: 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink, with notes in pencil
Support: Paper BH
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.2 cm x 29.0 cm (7-15/16" x 11-7/16") -- measured: JH 08OCT92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, major discoloration due to heavy dirt build-up at upper left corner extending along top edge toward center, discoloration to a lesser degree along left and bottom edges

494 N494/K134/M

Misc. Buildings - re: drawing N493/K133

Description: Notes (by TJ, in French) to accompany drawing N493/K133, with pencil additions by Stephen Hallet. TJ's notes make it clear that the building was to include a kitchen and a servant's room, and was thus more than a simple garden house. Hallet's memoranda are the headings for an estimate.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson & Stephen Hallett
Dimensions: 14.6 cm x 11.7 cm (5-3/4" x 4-5/8") -- measured: JH 08OCT92 [Nichols published dimensions, 8" W x 11-1/2" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large loss in bottom quadrant (area approx. 1-1/4" x 4-1/2") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)

495 N495/K135/M

Misc. Buildings - re: pavilion cost

Description: Estimate by Stephen Hallett for the pavilion shown in drawing N493/K133. The headings correspond closely with those noted on drawing N494/K134.
Notes: Not by TJ. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: 1794 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Stephen Hallett
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 13.3 cm (7-3/8" x 5-1/4") -- measured: JH 08OCT92 [Nichols published dimensions, 8" W x 11-1/2" H, erroneous.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at lower right corner (area approx. 1/4" x 1-1/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), dark mottling throughout but especially along left edge (probably from dirt set by adhesive)

498 N498/K231/M

Misc. Objects - furniture (3-tiered stand)

Description: Sketch for a circular stand with three shelves, including dimensions. This piece of furniture is probably what TJ called a "dumbwaiter." One was placed beside each chair in the dining room, and the various courses on the meal were placed on the shelves so the diners could serve themselves.
Notes: From J. McLaughlin, Jefferson and Monticello: "Hemings may also have made some of the small, shelved serving tables... One...was placed beside each chair when Jefferson wished to eliminate servants from the dining room for privacy."
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 5.8 cm x 6.1 cm (2-5/16" x 2-7/16") -- measured: JH 22JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small ink(?) stain in center, edges slightly worn and dirty, good condition overall

500 N500/K231/M

Misc. Objects - iron strap

Description: Drawings for an iron strap: "side view of the small iron" and "plan of the small iron."
Notes:
Date: ca. 1778 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AT
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.0 cm x 17.6 cm (3-15/16" x 6-15/16") -- measured: JH 01FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, large loss in right quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), mildew and fluid stains in area around loss, holes and other small losses in stained area

501 N501/K231/M

Misc. Objects - furniture (extension table)

Description: Sketches for an extension table. An oval table 6'3" L x 5' W split along the long axis where 3 rectangular sections 4'6" L x 2'1" W can be added to transform the unit into an oblong table 9'6" L x 6'3" W. On verso: 2 partial sketches of different extension table layouts, with calculations - rotated 90 deg. in orientation from sketch on recto side.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CS
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.7 cm x 19.5 cm (4-5/8" x 7-11/16") -- measured: JH 22JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, loss (area approx. 3" x 1-1/2") at upper right corner (i.e., lower left corner on verso) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), small brown stain spot at upper left near corner, patch of brown fiber superficially attached to surface at lower right near edge on verso

503 N503/K231/M

Misc. Buildings - pavilions (plans)

Description: Plans of two square pavilions with notes.
Notes: Plan drawings are barely visible; only portions of lines suggests their existence. Notes are mostly illegible. F. Kimball notes that this drawing may perhaps be related to N261/K196.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink (press copy)
Support: Paper CL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 25.1 cm (8" x 9-7/8") -- measured: JH 20JAN93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, small loss at lower right edge near corner (area approx. 1" x 1/4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), superficial ink dots of unknown origin laid out in a lattice pattern grouped in roughly two clusters: at lower left and at upper right, slight discoloration (possibly fluid stain) along left and bottom edges

507 N507/K231/M

Misc. Objects - urn

Description: Design for an urn. Scale: full size.
Notes:
Date: ca. 1794-1796 (?)
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AT (?)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 31.3 cm x 41.0 cm (12-5/16" x 16-3/16") -- measured: JH 23JUL93 Drawing occupies right half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; major loss at center upper half (area approx. 4" x 4") patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); fluid & mildew stains in area around loss extending throughout right half of sheet; vertical & horizontal creases at center from folding sheet in half twice; diagonal creases at lower left & right corners due to folds; dirt stains & smudges throughout; crease marks & edges dirty; tears at center of left & right halves; upper left portion of drawing missing due to loss

527 N527/K000/M

Annapolis - Hammond-Harwood house

Description: Hammond-Harwood house - measured drawings of the elevation (on upper half) showing windows and door, as well as the plan outline (on lower half).
Notes:
Date: 1783-1784
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AZ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.7 cm x 22.5 cm (7-3/8" x 8-7/8") -- measured: JH 24FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; horizontal and vertical primary crease marks in center where paper was folded; secondary crease marks throughout lower half; tears along edges and primary creases (max. 3/4"), especially along bottom edge and horizontal crease; left, right, and bottom edges ragged; stain at lower left edge; lower half very dirty

528 N528/K000/M

Monticello (?) - NE lawn/garden (plat)

Description: Survey plat showing oval boundary of the lawn/garden on the northeast side of the house. The measured drawing outlines the area as a semi-ellipse with a horizontal dotted line indicating "axis of the Ellipsis." Along a second dotted line is a note stating that "this line passes thro' the middle of the Dining room and Chamber." Scale: 20'=1".
Notes: cf. lower portion of drawing N061/K034, elliptic with note "441. f. ...from where the ellipsis intersects the line of Mulberries..."
Date: after 1803
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BR
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 41.6 cm (10-1/8" x 16-3/8") -- measured: JH 03MAR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor losses at upper left edge near corner and lower lefft corner, vertical crease mark in center, crease mark and edges dirty and adjacent area slightly discolored, ink spots and stains scattered throughout sheet, dirt stains and smudges at upper midsection and near right edge

529 N529/K000/M

Misc. Buildings - pavilion/retreat (study plan)

Description: Study for plan of a circular pavilion or retreat; study for drawing N493/K133. There are stairs in this drawing (at the entrance to the rooms and at the ends of the portico) which are not featured in the plan drawing (N493/K133). There are two numbers, in ink, at the lower left corner which appears to be unrelated to the drawing.
Notes: A typographical error in the Nichols checklist resulted in this drawing referenced incorrectly as N 565 ("Drawings for a `Horse Wheel' [threshing machine]. Not by Jefferson. M7, M8, MHi."). In the entry, "M8" is a misprint; it should read "M28".
Date: 1794 (?)
Medium: Pencil
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 31.6 cm x 20.3 cm (12-7/16" x 8") -- measured: JH 23FEB93 Drawing occupies upper half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, assorted small stain spots and smudges throughout sheet, dirty crease marks in lower left corner, dirt stains and smudges scattered throughout sheet - especially along top and right edges

530 N530/K169/M

Misc. Buildings - barn & shed

Description: Notes for "Barn, exclusive of the water pit of the mills..." with small sketch showing partitions on upper half of sheet and notes for "Shed. 70. f. long by 42 f. broad. 6 f. clear pitch" on lower half of sheet.
Notes: According to Bill Beiswanger @ TJMF, this drawing has two different Nichols numbers: 474 and 530; it appears that Nichols numbered the same drawing twice.
Date: ca. 1809-1810
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.1 cm x 12.7 cm (8-5/16" x 5") -- measured: JH 22FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, top and right edges dirty, slight discoloration at lower right edge, all edges slightly ragged, good condition overall

531 N531/K000/M

Misc. Objects - desk & dresser

Description: Combination writing desk and dressing table. Top, front, and side views of a compartmentalized box 3.6" H x 18.75" W x 12" D, followed by a list of its contents. On verso: schematic for cutting rectangular 3.6" x 12" section (box) out of semicircle with 14.375" dia. (half log) - drawing rotated 180 deg. in orientation from 3-view drawing on recto side.
Notes: Nichols gave the same number (N 531) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 09(1) and M 09(2)); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper probably AE (watermark complete -- has "GR" below shield)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 22.0 cm x 38.6 cm (8-11/16" x 15-3/16") -- measured: JH 24FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; loss at center near top edge (3/4" x 1/4") and at center left edge (1/8" x 1/8"); tears from center top edge (approx. 5/8") and from center right edge (approx. 4") toward center of sheet; ink spots scattered throughout sheet; stains and smudges along left and bottom edges; discoloration and mottling along edges (with sections up to 3" wide)

531 N531/K000/M

Misc. Objects - desk & dresser

Description: Schematic for cutting rectangular 3.6" x 12" section (box) out of a semicircle with radius 7.5125" (half log), for the body of the combination writing desk and dressing table shown in drawing N531/KM09(1). On verso: plain outline of a semicircular section (no rectangle within).
Notes: Nichols gave the same number (N 531) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 09(1) and M 09(2)); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper probably AE (watermark complete -- has "GR" below shield)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.1 cm x 38.6 cm (9-1/2" x 15-3/16") -- measured: JH 24FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, losses near left and right edges slightly above center (approx. 3/16" x 3/8") and in upper left (right on verso) near center (1/8" dia.), vertical crease mark in center, ink bleed-through from drawing on opposite side, dirt/stain spots scattered throughout sheet, slight discoloration (3-1/2" wide strip) left of center (recto side only)

533 N533/K000/M

Misc. Objects - carriage body

Description: Sketch for body of a carriage. The paper was originally cut along the bottom following the curvature of the base of the carriage.
Notes: Nichols gave the same number (N 533) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 01 and M 02); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 21.6 cm (4-1/8" x 8-1/2") -- measured: JH 22FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, Fabriano paper patch (20th c.) added along the bottom edge to square off the sheet, minor loss at top edge slightly left of center, abrasian at right top edge near corner, mildew stains at upper right corner, discoloration in right quadrant, assorted small stains scattered throughout sheet

533 N533/K000/M

Misc. Objects - carriage body

Description: Sketch for body of a carriage.
Notes: Nichols gave the same number (N 533) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 01 and M 02); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil & ink
Support: Paper BD
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.9 cm x 28.1 cm (8-1/4" x 11-1/16") -- measured: JH 22FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, light discoloration at upper left, (adhesive?) stain at right edge slightly below center, abrasian marks from erasure of ink lines (1/4" x 3/16" rectangles) at 3-1/4" from bottom edge and 2-3/4" from left edge as well as 1" from right edge, pencil smudge in left carriage base area, edges slightly dirty and discolored

534 N534/K000/M

Misc. Objects - carriage

Description: Sketches for body (side view) and frame (top view, barely visible) of a carriage, with notes (mostly illegible).
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink (press copy)
Support: Paper, letter press
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.1 cm x 20.3 cm (10" x 8") -- measured: JH 24FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses at upper right edge near corner and lower left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), small holes in lower half of lower left quadrant, fluid stains along upper right edge, mildew (?) stains at lower right near edge

535 N535/K000/M

Misc. Objects - carriage/phaeton

Description: Sketches of "Clarke's Jaunting car" (top view schematic, with front and side view drawings), with a second top view schematic showing "a better plan, to be on 4. low wheels. Park Phaeton."
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper BT (watermark incomplete)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.1 cm x 12.6 cm (7-15/16" x 4-15/16") -- measured: JH 24FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, minor loss at lower right corner, dirt smudges at lower right, right edge dirty, slight discoloration along right edge

540 N540/K000/M

Monticello - re: icehouse, coachrooms, etc.

Description: Notes for construction of icehouse, north outchamber, and coachrooms on left half of sheet. "Plan for fastening 2. pair of doors with 1. lock" accompanied by a small sketch and a calculation of space requirements for various carriages (chariot, phaeton, gigg, sulky, etc.) on right half of sheet.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 12.9 cm (4" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 22FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses along vertical center line as well as at lower left and right corners with triangular wove paper patches (20th c.) at center bottom edge and lower left/right corners, dirt stains throughout sheet, vertical center area very dirty, edges ragged and dirty

551 N551/K000/M

Misc. Objects - globe base (?)

Description: Support structure (i.e., a base or pedestal) for a spherical object (e.g., a globe). No scale.
Notes: A quarter circle (radius approx. 11-3/4") was cut out at upper right; center of circle at upper right corner.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: card stock
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 45.7 cm x 30.5 cm (18" x 12") -- measured: JH 26JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor losses at upper left corner and along bottom edge; a piece of Fabriano paper (20th c.) added at upper right (in cut-out area) to square off sheet; score marks near some ink lines (guide lines ?); stain at upper right corner of original sheet; ink spots in center section near curved edge of original sheet; dirt smudges in area along edges of added paper; dirt discoloration at upper left corner area; right & bottom edges dirty (original sheet); bottom edge worn and abraded

552 N552/K000/M

Misc. Objects - sun gauge (?)

Description: Gauge to delineate the path of the sun, possibly for use with a globe (?). A small rectangle at the end of the "shadow line" was cut out along three sides and folded over along the fourth side.
Notes: Not by TJ. Nichols gave the same number (N 552) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 20 and M 25); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 41.5 cm x 37.8 cm (16-5/16" x 14-7/8") -- measured: JH 26JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; minor losses at right bottom edge and center & upper left edge; vertical crease at center due to fold; minor tears at upper & lower right edge, upper & center left edge, and center bottom edge; small holes at lower right; brownish stains at upper left and in bottom third of sheet; fluid stain in lower right corner; cut along center of month gauge at upper left; stain spots along left edge and in center section; discoloration due to dirt in area along left edge

552 N552/K000/M

Misc. Objects - sun gauge (?)

Description: Gauge to delineate the path of the sun, possibly for use with a globe (?). Lines drawn along the edge of a roughly elliptical quadrant.
Notes: Not by TJ. Nichols gave the same number (N 552) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 20 and M 25); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 19.0 cm x 28.6 cm (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") -- measured: JH 02MAR93 maximum overall size
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, light stain at curved edge near corner with long axis, assorted ink and stain spots scattered throughout sheet, slight discoloration along edges, good condition overall

565 N565/K000/M

Misc. Objects - carding machine

Description: Side view drawing of a carding machine; very fine quality of draftsmanship. At lower right is [a segment?] of a manuscript letter. Addressed "To Mr. John Hay / Post Office / Philadelphia" on verso. Along bottom edge, at right of center, is written "Carding Machine? See inventory" in pencil (20th c.).
Notes: Not by TJ. Identified as "Drawings for a `Horse Wheel' [threshing machine]." by Nichols, who gave the same number (N 565) to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 07 and M 28); drawings have no Kimball numbers. Confirmed as carding machine by Robert MacMurray, reader at MHS (personal communication, 04OCT1994).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 22.8 cm x 37.1 cm (8-15/16" x 14-5/8") -- measured: JH 23FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; loss at center upper right quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); five vertical crease marks 2-1/2" apart, two horizontal crease marks at 1" and 5" from top edge; crease marks dirty; small holes along crease marks (primarily at intersections of old folds) as well as at 2-1/2" and 3" from top edge, 2-3/4" and 4" from left and right edges (respectively)

565 N565/K000/M

Misc. Objects - warp winding device (?)

Description: Drawing consists of two figures: Fig. 1 - large (24' dia.) wheel assembly, scale 8'=1"; Fig. 2 - frame assembly, scale 4'=1". The two figures separated by a meandering ink line. Notes and specifications included; ms text at lower left rotated 90 deg. in orientation from figures and other text. On verso: sum of two numbers.
Notes: Not by TJ. Identified as "Drawings for a `Horse Wheel' [threshing machine]" by Nichols, who gave the same number (N 565) to two drawings, each with its own "M" number (M 07 and M 28); drawings have no Kimball number. M28 misprinted as M8 in Nichols checklist. Rita Adrosko (Curator Emeritus, NMAH) thinks it may be a warp winding device (letter, 29MAR1994).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 38.9 cm x 31.9 cm (15-5/16" x 12-9/16") -- measured: JH 27JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; minor losses at lower left corner and along top & bottom edges patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); horizontal crease at center due to fold; tears in area along center right edge, at upper left near corner, and along crease; discrete ink spots throughout (mostly at lower right); stain spots in area along left & bottom edges; discoloration (uneven) throughout; on verso: spots of red sealing(?) wax residue along 3 edges, ink stain at upper left near corner, dirt & discoloration throughout

566 N566/K000/M

Misc. Objects - steam engine (?)

Description: 3-view drawing (top, side, and end) of a steam engine (?). Unit is probably attached to a pot or cistern at the back of a chimney. Steam generated while the kitchen fires burn operates the engine, which can be used to power any household chore requiring a regular mechanical motion - such as beating hominy, churning butter, turning a spit.
Notes: Nichols gave the same number (N 566) and the same description ("Sketches and specifications for a wind vane [to operate machinery ?].") to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 16 and M 17); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper probably AE (watermark complete -- has "GR" below shield)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.5 cm x 37.8 cm (9-1/4" x 14-7/8") -- measured: JH 02MAR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, adhesive residue and stain at lower left near edge, slight discoloration along edges, very good condition overall

566 N566/K000/M

Misc. Objects - anemoscope/anemometer

Description: Design description of an "anemoscope," an instrument to measure wind force and direction (i.e., combination anemometer and weather vane). On verso: continuation of notes in upper left quadrant and diagram of setup in lower half. Notes in upper right quadrant on recto side unrelated to instrument description; it appears to pertain to slaves.
Notes: Nichols gave the same number (N 566) and the same description ("Sketch and specifications for a wind vane [to operate machinery ?].") to two different drawings, each of which has its own "M" number (M 16 and M 17); drawings have no Kimball numbers.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 31.5 cm (8-1/16" x 12-3/8") -- measured: JH 02MAR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated; upper half badly damaged: major loss in top quadrant patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), heavy fluid and mildew stains in area around loss; portion of ms text missing or illegible due to loss and stains; light stains and discoloration in midsection; bottom edge uneven; edges slighly discolored; shadow of ms text visible on verso

567 N567/K000/M

Misc. Objects - various idea sketches

Description: Sketches for a flour-milling machine (on upper third of sheet), a weathervane (on middle third of sheet), and a parquet floor pattern (on lower third of sheet). On verso: sketches of equipment "for working fire engine" (on upper half of sheet) and "for breaking plaister" (on lower half of sheet).
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermark incomplete
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 17.9 cm x 9.3 cm (7-1/16" x 3-5/8") -- measured: JH 23FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, right edge (left edge on verso) slightly ragged, ink spot at center of upper right quadrant on verso side shows as ink bleed-through stain at center of upper left quadrant on recto side, pencil mark with initials (20th c.) at lower right corner, very good condition overall

568 N568/K000/M

Misc. Objects - beam cross section

Description: Cross-sectional drawing [for construction of a beam].
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.6 cm x 24.7 cm (10-1/2" x 9-3/4") -- measured: JH 22FEB93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, bottom edge cut at a slight angle, horizontal crease mark at approx. 3" from bottom edge, stain at right top edge approx. 1-1/2" from corner, assorted small ink and stain spots scattered throughout sheet, crease mark as well as top and right edges dirty, good condition overall

569 N569/K000/M

Misc. Objects - compartmentalized box

Description: Top view of a rectangular compartmentalized box in 2 sections; the larger (main) section opens to the short side and the smaller section opens to the long side of the box. Scale: full size (?). Possibly the base of a lap desk with two drawers or a box with sliding top lids.
Notes: Nichols identified this as "Drawing for a book press or cabinet."
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 34.3 cm x 48.1 cm (13-1/2" x 18-15/16") -- measured: JH 26JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; vertical crease at center due to fold; losses at center left & right near edges patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); area around losses dirty; brownish stains in area along crease; parallel vertical abrasian lines in right quadrant due to scraping to erase ink lines; dirt stains & smudges at lower left & right corners, along abraded area, at upper left and center of left half; good condition overall

570 N570/K000/M

Misc. Objects - book press

Description: Specifications for a book press with drawer, accompanied by a small sketch. Parts of the specifications has been crossed out; the sketch has also been crossed out by four parallel diagonal lines.
Notes: Text include - "a slider...to come out at the opposite end from the drawer, occupying exactly the space of the cross piece which supports the bottom of the drawer" and "...a box...to open on a hinge which places the corner of the box at the inner end angle of the right hand front leg"
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermark incomplete
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.2 cm x 11.6 cm (7-3/16" x 4-9/16") -- measured: JH 22JUL94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, major loss at upper left corner, ms text missing due to loss, edge along loss ragged, hole (approx. 1/4" dia.) at 1" from top edge and 1-1/2" from right edge, horizontal crease mark at center, diagonal crease marks in upper half, crease marks dirty, fluid stain in upper right quadrant, yellowish discoloration in upper half, ink smudge at lower left corner, upper half and edges dirty

571 N571/K000/M

Misc. Objects - fireplace

Description: Rough (and very light) sketch for a fireplace.
Notes: "United" is written in ink at the upper right corner on verso, suggesting that this piece of scrap paper used to be a cover sheet for a letter ("United" being the beginning of "United States of America").
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Laid paper, watermarked (small portion in lower left corner)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.1 cm x 12.9 cm (3-15/16" x 5-1/16") -- measured: JH 02MAR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, vertical crease in center, crease dirty, shadow of ms text on verso visible, edges ragged and uneven, good condition overall

572 N572/K000/M

Misc. Objects - cast iron cubes (?)

Description: "250. boxes of cast iron of this size and form" with full scale drawings of two triangles (3-1/2" base), a square (1/2" side) at the apex; base of square is 1/2" above base of triangle. The two units mirror each other; no apparent connection except for the specified distance (3-1/2"). On verso: 3 concentric circles, with diameters 3-1/2", 4-1/2", and 5-1/2".
Notes: Nichols described this drawing as "Sketches for bolt heads (?) to be cast in iron." Because TJ mentioned "boxes," this is probably a side view drawing of a 3-1/2" cube with "pyramids" capped by smaller (1/2") cubes on two of its sides. Shadow of drawing on opposite side visible.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper probably AE
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 26.0 cm x 20.8 cm (10-1/4" x 8-3/16") -- measured: JH 03MAR93 Drawing occupies upper half of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, fluid stains in lower right corner area on recto as well as along bottom edge and at upper right edge on verso, dirt smudges throughout sheet, reddish-brown spots in lower left (lower right on verso) quadrant, edges ragged, bottom and right (left on verso) edges dirty, slight discoloration along lower right edge on verso

573 N573/K000/M

Misc. Objects - apple mill & press

Description: Sketches of an apple mill and press, with dimensions. Front and side views of mill; front view of press.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.4 cm x 19.2 cm (9-3/16" x 7-9/16") -- measured: JH 26JUL94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: backed with oriental tissue; minor losses at lower left corner, left bottom edge, and right top edge; tear at at left bottom edge, from loss inward; crease marks at upper right corner, from upper left edge to left bottom edge, and from lower right edge toward center; right edge slightly wrinkled; edges slightly dirty; good condition overall

575 N575/K000/M

Misc. Objects - portable copying press

Description: "A Portable copying press." Design description/specifications accompanied by 3 figures: Fig. 1 - side view of the unit, Fig. 2 - cross- section of the upper roller, Fig. 3 - end view of the unit.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 20.1 cm x 23.3 cm (7-15/16" x 9-3/16") -- measured: JH 02MAR93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, losses at lower left edge (area approx. 1-1/2" x 1-1/4") and along bottom edge (approx. 1/2" wide strip) patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.), fluid and mildew stains at upper left edge and around loss at lower left edge, ink stains and smudges in lower right quadrant, slight discoloration in midsection, silverfish(?) holes in lower left quadrant

600 N000/K000/M

Misc. Land Surveys - Natural Bridge (plat)

Description: "Natural bridge roads" maps the paths and landmarks in the Natural bridge region. Points marked A, B, C, and D show "...different roads which are all used by different persons visiting the Natl Bridge... the road CBD is the Carriage road..." The James River and various creeks leading to the river are drawn in pencil; everything else is in ink.
Notes: The title is written on verso; "Christopher Clark Esq" is also written in the same quadrant as the title -- it appears that the plat was drawn on verso of a cover sheet for a letter.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.3 cm x 30.9 cm (8-3/8" x 12-3/16") -- measured: JH 07OCT94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: 3 vertical & 3 horizontal creases from folding sheet in half 4 times (sheet segmented into 16 blocks), minor tears along creases at edges, ink smudge at lower right (left edge of text block), some foxing, mottled discoloration, crease marks discolored and dirty (especially on left half of verso where it was exposed when folded), strip along right edge on verso (approx. 3/4" wide) discolored due to dirt, bottom edge slightly worn

601 N000/K000/M027

Misc. Land Surveys - rivers & mountains (plat)

Description: Part of plat showing Slateriver Mountains, Willis's Mountains, as well as the creeks and rivers in the area (e.g., Slate River, Willis's Creek, Mountain Creek, Rock Isle Creek, Sycamore Isle Creek, Watts's Creek, David's Creek, etc.). The site of the Cumberland [County] Courthouse is also marked.
Notes: The original size of this plat is unknown; the location of the missing portion (if it still exists) is also unknown.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 29.9 cm (3-3/8" x 11-3/4") -- measured: JH 05OCT94 [dimensions with backing: 9.8 cm x 31.2 cm (3-7/8" x 12-1/4")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: backed with Barcham Greene (?) wove paper (20th c.), backing sheet slightly larger than original sheet (approx. 1/4" margin all around), vertical splits at center (repaired by backing), assorted stains scattered throughout sheet (darkest spots at upper right), heavy discoloration at left & right edges becoming lighter toward center, dirt smudges in right quadrant, edges worn and dirty

602 N000/K000/M026

Misc. Land Surveys - head of St. Lawrence (plat)

Description: "Plat of part of Lake Ontario and head of St. Lawrence" showing the islands in that area and the coastline of Jefferson County, New York, as well as the Canadian coast on the opposite shore. The largest island, Long Island, is now called Wolfe Island, but other names remain the same. Some modifications to the plat done in pencil over the ink lines.
Notes: The title is written at center top edge on verso by TJ, but the plat itself was NOT by TJ.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Wove paper, watermarked "M & B"
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 38.0 cm x 31.3 cm (14-15/16" x 12-5/16") -- measured: JH 04OCT94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed, 3 vertical creases and 7 horizontal creases from folding sheet in half 5 times (sheet segmented into 32 blocks), split along vertical crease at center, upper left quadrant on verso discolored due to dirt with 2 of the segment blocks (the exposed area of the folded sheet) extremely dirty, adhesive residue scattered thoughout verso side with heaviest concentration in center lower half, crease marks & edges dirty, stain spots scattered throughout sheet, edges discolored

603 N000/K000/M025

Misc. Land Surveys - Ochiltree tract (plat)

Description: Plat of surveyed tract consisting of 121-3/4 acres labelled "James Ochiltree."
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.1 cm x 19.8 cm (9-7/8" x 7-13/16") -- measured: JH 19SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor losses at upper & lower left corners, vertical crease at center from folding sheet in half, small tears along crease at top and bottom, light mottling thoughout sheet with heavier discoloration along edges, heavy dirt discoloration along edges of right half on verso, edges dirty and slightly worn & ragged

604 N000/K000/M024

Misc. Objects - coiled spring

Description: Template for a coiled spring; reference points are "bottom of swinging frame," "corner of fixed frame," and "line of the center of back of chair." An ink line has been partially "erased." A pencil line connects a series of ink dots. Both lines follow the curved line leading into the coil. Pencil sketches along right edge. Length of spring specified.
Notes: Text at lower right reads: "The spring when coiled is 19 I. from heel to point / it will require 50.I. of spring before coiled."
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Laid paper, watermark incomplete (possibly Paper BX)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 18.8 cm x 47.5 cm (7-3/8" x 18-11/16") -- measured: JH 28SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed, losses at center top edge, fluid and mildew stains around loss area, vertical crease at center (from folding sheet in half), fluid stain spots along crease and at bottom edge to the left of center, heavy discoloration along left & right edges, some mottling between areas of discoloration, ink smudge near center bottom edge, ink dots near left & right edges, vertical tears at top edge (repaired), abrasian due to scraping to erase ink line

605 N000/K000/M023

Misc. Objects - perpetual motion machine

Description: Drawing of a perpetual motion machine devised by Charles Redheffer. The device was first exposed as a fake by a boy named Isaiah Lukens, and then by Robert Fulton. The drawing was sent to Jefferson by Prof. Robert Patterson on Nov. 30, 1812; Jefferson responded in letters to Patterson dated Dec. 12 and 27, 1812.
Notes: See THOMAS JEFFERSON STATESMAN OF SCIENCE by Silvio Bedini (Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, pp. 427-418 & 586, 1990).
Date: 1812
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 18.3 cm x 18.4 cm (7-3/16" x 7-1/4") -- measured: JH 27SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: assorted stains scattered throughout sheet (on both sides), two horizontal creases (at approx. 1" and 5" from top edge), slight foxing, uneven discoloration across sheet (darkest along left edge becoming lighter towards right edge)

606 N000/K000/M021

Monticello (?) - work memo

Description: Memorandum of building instructions. On recto: notes on floors, walls, column base, porticos, basement; some lines crossed out and center section crossed out with 4 diagonal parallel lines. On verso (rotated 90 deg. in orientation from recto): notes on Antechamber window, various orders, and list of work to be done by Humphrey Gaines.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Typed transcription of notes by William L. Beiswanger of Monticello, 14 October 1974; photocopied on to permalife paper, 8 September 1994 (originals disposed of). This piece probably follows ref# N000/K000/MHi020.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 7.1 cm x 13.3 cm (2-13/16" x 5-1/4") -- measured: JH 08SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: major loss in left (top on verso) quadrant, dark discoloration in left (top on verso) half of sheet due to fluid stain, ink faded in stained area, minor loss near center right edge due to acidic ink dissolving paper fibers, ms text missing due to losses

607 N000/K000/M022

Monticello (?) - building notes

Description: Dimensions of architectural elements. On recto: windows, outer and inner doors, portico, and fireplace; 4 lines, beginning with "Outer doors" are crossed out with a diagonal line. On verso (rotated 180 deg. in orientation from verso): various orders and their component parts; each of 3 sections crossed out with a diagonal line.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Typed transcription of notes by William L. Beiswanger of Monticello, 14 October 1974; photocopied on to permalife paper, 8 September 1994 (originals disposed of).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 16.7 cm x 8.6 cm (6-9/16" x 3/38") -- measured: JH 08SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: major loss along bottom (top on verso) edge, dark discoloration in bottom (top on verso) quadrant, ink faded in stained area, isolated fluid stain spots in lower (upper on verso) half above discolored area, ms text missing due to loss

608 N000/K000/M020

Monticello (?) - work memo

Description: Memorandum "for Warren" (?) with building instructions. On recto: notes on stairs, parlour, and floors; several lines crossed out. On verso: errors to be corrected in "the two rooms under the Octagons," "windows in the middle room upstairs," fireplaces, walls and columns; the last seven lines are crossed out with three diagonal parallel lines.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only). Typed transcription of notes by William L. Beiswanger of Monticello, 14 October 1974; photocopied on to permalife paper, 8 September 1994 (originals disposed of). This piece probably precedes ref# N000/K000/MHi021.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 7.2 cm x 13.2 cm (2-13/16" x 5-1/4") -- measured: JH 08SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: major loss in left (right on verso) quadrant, dark discoloration in left (right on verso) half of sheet due to fluid stain, ink faded in stained area, ms text missing due to loss

609 N000/K000/M019

Mills, canals, etc. - [grist?] mill

Description: Pencil sketch of [grist?] mill section (on coordinate paper), with a window, on the Rivanna River near Shadwell. Dimensions of various parts sketched are written in ink on a separate sheet of paper attached to the coordinate paper by a spot of red wax; the first line reads: "From the hurst to the summer...8 [feet] - 3 [inches]."
Notes: See also Reference# N481/K169x. The hurst is the frame for the upper and lower millstones. The summer is a large horizontal beam or stone used as the lintel of a door/window, a principal floor timber (a girder/lintel supporting other members), or the horizontal longitudinal framing timber.
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil; Ink
Support: Paper CZ; Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 11.2 cm x 19.5 cm (4-7/16" x 7-11/16") -- measured: JH 06SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: coordinate paper - fluid stain spots scattered throughout, discoloration at upper right corner area, right edge deckled; attached note paper - stain spot at upper left corner due to wax, three evenly spaced vertical creases, ragged vertical tear (approx. 1" long) at 1-3/8" from right edge, ragged semicircular hole (approx. 1/2" dia.) at right bottom edge, left & bottom edges slightly ragged, minor ink & fluid stain spots at lower right corner; both sheets dirty, especially along edges

610 N000/K000/M017

Misc. Objects - carriage springs

Description: Specifications for a carriage suspension system, with diagram (not to scale). Text reads: "Mr. Hollens's springs the largest & resting on the frame / G. Stevenson's springs the smallest & resting under the frame / ...made fast to a moveable loop on the end of the spring at a. passes thro a loop made fast to the corner of the carriage at b....
Notes: The sketch and notes were done on a piece of scrap paper; on verso are 3 partial lines of a letter of introduction -- they read: "The bearer mr Goodm[an] / two workhorses for me, an[d] / The paiment he shall engage" Identification corroborated by Silvio Bedini @ Smithsonian Institution (personal communication, 03SEP1994).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 5.8 cm x 9.3 cm (2-5/16" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 06SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: crease at lower right corner, dirt smudges at upper right quadrant, slight foxing, edges slightly worn and dirty, good condition overall

611 N000/K000/M018

Misc. Buildings - structure with skylight

Description: Sectional view sketch of a structure with skylight(?). Parts of the structure's upper portion are labelled "tin," "glass," "rabbit" [rabbet?], and "[curb?]." The roof of the structure has two sections: a glass-topped flat section set on a curb slightly higher than a tin- covered sloping section.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Pencil
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.3 cm x 13.4 cm (4-1/16" x 5-5/16") -- measured: JH 01SEP94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor losses along left edge and at center bottom edge; crease marks throughout, especially along left and right edges; small vertical split at center top edge and small horizontal splits along left and right edges; crease marks and edges dirty; left and right edges worn and ragged

612 N000/K000/M016

Misc. Objects - carriage spring (?)

Description: Sectional view of a carriage showing a spring assembly mounted under the carriage body, possibly a suspension system. A device to the right of the spring assembly appears to be a linking suspension attached to a permanent base on the body frame.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 9.5 cm (5" x 3-3/4") -- measured: JH 26AUG94 [Drawing occupies lower half of sheet.]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: crease marks in lower left corner area, fluid stain at upper right corner, paper wrinkled along left edge, slight mottling throughout sheet, spot of slight discoloration at center, slight foxing at upper & lower left corners, good condition overall

613 N000/K000/M015

Misc. Land Surveys - survey notes

Description: Survey notes "Beginning at Fauquier Courthouse...to [y?]ale's ford on Bull Run." Continuation of notes on verso (approx. 9 lines).
Notes: Not TJ ms. No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermark incomplete ("1801" along left edge)
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 20.3 cm (9-3/16" x 8") -- measured: JH 24AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed (on 24AUG94), major loss at right (left on verso) top edge (approx. 3/4"H x 3"W), minor losses at upper left & right corners, split along vertical crease at center, two horizontal crease marks across sheet (at 3-5/8" & 7-3/8" from top edge), one horizontal crease mark in right (left on verso) half of sheet (at 5-1/2" from top edge), split along left (right on verso) half of top horizontal crease, indeterminate loss along bottom edge, edges worn & ragged, text missing in loss areas

614 N000/K000/M014

Misc. Land Surveys - survey notes

Description: Survey notes "Beginning at Fauquier C.[ourt]H.[ouse]" The fourteenth entry (approximately a quarter of the way down) is marked "to cedar run."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.0 cm x 6.7 cm (7-1/2" x 2-5/8") -- measured: JH 24AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: fluid stain (approx. 1/4" dia.) in top quadrant, mildew stain at upper & lower right corners, slight discoloration along top edge due to dirt, assorted dirt smudges and stain spots scattered throughout

615 N000/K000/M013

Monticello - tract boundaries

Description: Survey notes and plat defining boundaries of a tract of Monticello land. Plat shows Rivanna River and Moore's Creek. Notes define boundaries with respect to the creek, and mentions "the chain run along the middle of the road between N.M.L. & Th.J."
Notes: NML is Nicholas M. Lewis, Jr. For cross reference, see Nichols numbers 510 (boundaries of Nicholas Lewis' land between Charlottesville and the Rivanna River) and 517 (land purchased from Nicholas Lewis) -- originals of both are at the Henry E. Huntington Library.
Date: ca. 1796 - 1802
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermark incomplete
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.2 cm x 12.4 cm (4" x 4-7/8") -- measured: JH 23AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor loss at lower right corner, fluid stain at center near top edge, ink stains at center bottom edge and at lower right corner, dirt smudge at center of right half, crease marks from multiple folds throughout sheet, vertical crease mark at center dirty, discoloration in top quadrant on verso, edges worn and ragged

616 N000/K000/M012

Misc. Buildings - chimney flues

Description: Sketches of chimney flues, with dimensions, showing two with a hexagonal cross section and two with a square cross section. A sketch of a third square has no markings. The hexagons are labelled "hexagon for 3. equal flues" and "hexagon for 2 equal flues." A table converts an unspecified unit into inches (1=0.475"). Partial lines of text on verso.
Notes: The text on verso (rotated 90 deg. in orientation from drawing on recto) is part of note or letter on military operations. Also on verso (at lower left, rotated 180 deg. in orientation from text) are arithmetic calculations in feet and inches.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermark incomplete
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 9.9 cm x 8.3 cm (3-7/8" x 3-1/4") -- measured: JH 23AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: fluid stain spots in upper half, slightly dirty overall, uneven discoloration throughout, shadow of text on verso visible on recto, small diagonal creases at lower left and right corners, edges worn and ragged

617 N000/K000/M011

Misc. Buildings - dome roofing

Description: Sketches showing "different methods of joining the tinsheets on the angles or ridges of the Dome." Two techniques are illustrated, with the second method preferred. A small sketch follows, showing the method to be used for a plane surface.
Notes: This drawing probably refers to the Monticello dome, but it might also be some other dome (perhaps the one at UVA?).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CN
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.9 cm x 20.0 cm (9-13/16" x 7-7/8") -- measured: JH 22AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: oriental paper backed, fluid stain at lower left edge, minor tear at upper left corner repaired, crease marks at upper left corner area, edges slightly dirty, good condition overall

618 N000/K000/M010

Misc. Buildings - roofing instructions

Description: Folio describing "Instructions for covering buildings with the tinned copper & leaded iron sheets / by Charles Wyatt." Text on page 1, with references to figures on page 4. Pages 2 and 3 (interior pages) are blank. Eleven illustrations on page 4 showing layout of panels, method of joining sheets, and tools for the job.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked: Curteis & Sons / 1794
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.7 cm x 20.6 cm (10-1/8" x 8-1/8") -- measured: JH 22AUG94 [sheet size: 25.6 cm x 41.2 cm (10-1/16" x 16-1/4")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: center fold reinforced with oriental paper on exterior side, dirt smudges along bottom edge of second page, edges slightly dirty, good condition overall

619 N000/K000/M009

Misc. Objects - tableware crates

Description: Top view of two crates for packing tableware, with dimensions. Each crate has two tiers and each tier is compartmentalized. Compartments are labelled "teacups," "saucers," teaspoons," "knife boxes," "sugar box," "coffee pot," "tea pot," "wine glasses," "dishes," "plates," etc. Each crate is approximately 36" x 12" with varying compartment depths.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.1 cm x 13.8 cm (9-1/8" x 5-7/16") -- measured: JH 09AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: minor losses at lower left edge, one vertical crease at center and three equidistant horizontal creases from folding the sheet into eighths, a fourth horizontal crease at center of bottom quadrant, creases dirty (especially at lower right on verso, shadow visible on recto side), adhesive (?) residue along left edge, edges worn and dirty (especially along top and at lower right edges)

620 N000/K000/M008

Misc. Objects - furniture (marble table)

Description: Front & side views of a marble top table, with specifications. Written in French.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 8.4 cm (4-1/8" x 3-5/16") -- measured: JH 04AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed, semicircular losses at upper right edge and center left edge, horizontal crease mark at approx. 1-3/4" from bottom edge, split along crease repaired, tears and small holes at upper left quadrant near top edge towards center, mildew stains in area of tears, fluid stains and yellowish discoloration in upper left quadrant, dirt stains and smudges in upper right quadrant and at lower right edge, crease mark dirty, dark spots at lower left possibly ink or paper impurities

621 N000/K000/M007

Misc. Objects - hominy beater & hemp break

Description: Folio of notes describing an attachment for a saw-gate with one end used as a hominy beater and the other end used as a hemp break. The notes are on pages 1 & 3 (pages 2 & 4 are blank), with a sketch of the mechanism at the bottom of page 1. Threshing machines are discussed briefly towards the end. Signed at lower right corner of page 3.
Notes: This appears to be the latter part of a letter to someone who also has a hominy beater attached to a saw-gate. Photocopy in TJ Drawings Box# S-6, original in TJ Papers "Undated Manuscripts" box.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Wove paper, watermarked: KENDALL
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.6 cm x 20.1 cm (9-9/16" x 7-15/16") -- measured: JH 04AUG94 [sheet size: 24.4 cm x 40.1 cm (9-5/8" x 15-3/4")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: center fold and page 3 backed with oriental paper, losses at right top edge on page 3 and upper & lower left corners on pages 1 & 3 (i.e., when opened at center top & bottom edges along fold) repaired with oriental paper, stain spots and ink smudges scattered throughout sheet, edges slightly dirty and discolored

622 N000/K000/M006

Misc. Objects - moldboard description

Description: Folio containing "Description of a Mouldboard of the least resistance, & of the easiest & most certain construction." Four pages of text accompanied by eight figures illustrating the method of construction. Figures 1-5 are along the right margin of page 2, Figure 6 is on page 3, and Figures 7 & 8 are on page 4.
Notes: Photocopy in TJ Drawings Box# S-6, original in TJ Papers "Undated Manuscripts" box.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked (similar to Paper BG but without bell)
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 25.6 cm x 20.5 cm (10-1/16" x 8-1/16") -- measured: JH 03AUG94 [sheet size: 25.6 cm x 41.1 cm (10-1/16" x 16-3/16")]
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: center fold and top & bottom edges reinforced with oriental paper on both sides, horizontal crease marks from folding sheet into thirds, creases reinforced with oriental paper on exterior side (pages 1 & 4), edges slightly discolored due to dirt, left and right edges slightly worn, isolated ink smudges, good condition overall

623 N000/K000/M005

Misc. Objects - moldboard

Description: Rendering of Jefferson's moldboard design, attached to a plow. Scale: 1" = 1'.
Notes: Not by TJ.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & wash
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: unknown
Dimensions: 16.4 cm x 23.3 cm (6-7/16" x 9-1/8") -- measured: JH 03AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed, minor losses in lower left quadrant and at right bottom edge, fluid stains in lower half, dirt smudges and stains throughout sheet, ink spots on verso at lower right corner area, discoloration along left edge (adhesive residue?), edges dirty

624 N000/K000/M004

Misc. Objects - anemometer

Description: "Anemometer Profile" shows a side view of a wind vane attached to a mechanism to measure wind force. The description details dimensions of the various parts and includes instructions to counterbalance the unit so that it can withstand the strongest wind. Installation notes specifies a compass on the ceiling and a wood shaft to prevent lightning strikes.
Notes: This drawing may be the continuation of drawing N566/K000/M017.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 24.0 cm x 19.5 cm (9-7/16" x 7-11/16") -- measured: JH 02AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk backed, loss at upper left corner (approx. 3"H x 2-1/2"W), tears at center (held together by silk backing), large fluid stain in center of upper half, large area of dirt stain and discoloration in lower half, small isolated holes throughout sheet -- some due to tears and others due to acidic ink dissolving paper fibers, slight mildew stain at upper right corner, portion of drawing missing due to loss

625 N000/K000/M003

Monticello - library layout & step ladder

Description: "Manner of arranging my books at Monticello when I return." Paragraph describes quantity of books and shelving necessary to house the books. A sketch at upper right illustrates the plan. Last few lines of paragraph describes access to the upper shelves by means of a small step ladder that folds into a table; sketches in left margin illustrates idea.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper AE
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 19.2 cm (9-3/16" x 7-5/16") -- measured: JH 02AUG94 Text and sketches occupies top third of sheet.
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: left edge (approx. 1" wide) backed with oriental paper, tears at left edge repaired, vertical crease mark in right half, edges very dirty, slight discoloration throughout

626 N000/K000/M002

Poplar Forest - barn (study plan)

Description: Plan view of "a Barn for Poplar Forest" shows a rectangular structure (drawn in pencil) connected to a circular structure (drawn in ink).
Notes: The circular structure might be for storing grains (a silo?).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink & pencil
Support: Paper CZ
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 21.2 cm x 20.9 cm (8-5/16" x 8-1/4") -- measured: JH 02AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: loss at lower left (rectangular cut out area approx. 3"W x 4"H), horizontal crease along cut at ell, mildew stains along bottom edge and at center right near edge, dirty along edges and crease, slight discoloration throughout

627 N000/K000/M001

Poplar Forest - 903-acre tract (plat)

Description: Plat of land along southeast edge of property. The parcel is labelled "903 acres." This tract appears to consist of a combination of parts of three tracts: the Callaways parcel, the John Robinson parcel, and a piece of the parcel adjoining the other two.
Notes: In drawing N266, a note on the area of this tract reads: "1120 acres allotted by Th. J. for the occupation of J. W. Eppes." Jefferson planned to give each of his sons-in-law portions of the Poplar Forest lands, but John Wayles Eppes did not accept the gift.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Laid paper, watermarked
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 30.8 cm x 18.4 cm (12-1/8" x 7-1/4") -- measured: JH 01AUG94
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: slight foxing especially along edges, one vertical and three horizontal crease marks from folding the sheet into eighths, minor tears along creases at edge, slightly dirty along edges and crease marks, good condition overall

628 N000/K000/M

Misc. Objects - nail cutting machine

Description: Machine for cutting nails: hot strip of metal with the width and thickness corresponding to the length and thickness of the nail was fed into the machine end first where a slicer cut off the nail blank, then while being held at the neck a die struck its upper end to form the head. This unit may have been under consideration by TJ for use in his nailery.
Notes: Not by TJ. In letter from Benjamin Perkins to TJ dated 15 May 1801: "...furnish you with a Drawing of a Machine for Cutting Nails for which My Brother Obtained a Pattent [sic]..." (see Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, p. 443).
Date: 1801
Medium: Ink & watercolor
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Benjamin Perkins
Dimensions: 39.2 cm x 49.7 cm (15-7/16" x 19-9/16") -- measured: JH 27JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed; losses at right top edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.); vertical crease at center & horizontal crease at approx. 4-1/4" from top edge due to fold; tears at center left from edge inward; fluid stain spots in lower right quadrant extending along vertical crease & upper right edge; ink spots in area along bottom edge extending to lower left edge; dirt stains along edges (especially at corners) & around tears; abrasian marks approx. 3" from bottom edge from scraping to erase ink lines

629 N000/K000/M

Misc. Objects - mech. device

Description: Unidentified mechanical device. Frame-like assembly with positioning lever (notches in lever and frame to hold position).
Notes: According to Silvio Bedini @ Smithsonian Institution (personal communication, 24JAN1994) the device might be part of one of Jefferson's farm machinery.
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 36.8 cm x 29.2 cm (14-1/2" x 11-1/2") -- measured: JH 26JUL93
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, horizontal crease at center due to fold, two pairs parallel vertical abrasian lines (approx. 1" long) at approx. 1-1/4" below crease (left pair approx. 2" from left edge, right pair approx. 3" from right edge) due to scraping to erase ink lines, dirt stains along crease in lower half, dirt smudges in lower left quadrant, crease mark dirty, good condition overall

630 N000/K149/M

Monticello - re: hall lantern

Description: "Lanthern in Hall." Note on length of chain and weight.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 5.4 cm x 9.4 cm (2-1/8" x 3-11/16") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, minor loss along left and bottom edges, good condition overall

631 N000/K149/M

Monticello (?) - re: pediments & benches

Description: Notes regarding pediment moulding and bench planes, with addendum "June 4. ordered from Mr. Ingles."
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 6.2 cm x 9.1 cm (2-7/16" x 3-5/8") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, reddish brown stain at top right corner on verso, very good condition overall

632 N000/K149/M

Monticello (?) - re: alabaster vase

Description: Notes on alabaster vase and chains required to suspend it.
Notes: No figures/diagrams (notes only).
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CW
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 5.7 cm x 14.2 cm (5-9/16" x 2-1/4") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: silk encapsulated, actual piece is trapezoidal in shape, an unidentified laid paper (20th c.) has been added to square off the sheet

633 N000/K149/M

Monticello (?) - gate, re: stove

Description: Sketch of gate and note regarding stove.
Notes:
Date: undated
Medium: Ink
Support: Paper CX
Draftsman: Thomas Jefferson
Dimensions: 19.0 cm x 12.2 cm (4-13/16" x 7-1/2") -- measured: JH 10NOV92
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Condition: linen backed, loss at top and left edge patched with Fabriano paper (20th c.)