1From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 2 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 26th came to hand two days ago. I immediately engaged mr Barnes to remit ten dollars for you to mr Trump . I shall be glad to hear from you from time to time, informing me of your progress, what work you have prepared, what you have put up and what you are engaged in at the time, as it is interesting to me to know how we advance. accept my best wishes. RC ( PWacD : Feinstone...
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 11 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 6th. is recieved, and in answer thereto I observe that there is to be a semicircular window in the pediment of the S.E. piazza. if I understand your drawing, the tympanum is 18. f9f 9½ I wide at bottom, and 10. f3f 3¼ I on each side, clear, within the cornice. making the window then 4. f. wide (that is, on a radius of 2. f.) within the architrave, the architrave 8. I. sill 4....
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 24 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your favor of the 16th. by the last post, whereby I observe you are engaged on the N. Western cornice of the house. I would much rather have the 2d. and 3d. air-closets finished before any thing else; because it will be very disagreeable working in them after even one of them begins to be in use. I shall be at Monticello within a fortnight from this time. Accept my best wishes. RC...
4From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 22 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 17th . is recieved. from my present view of the suit brought against the indorser of your note, I should think it better to let it go on, because if the law be here as it is in the other states (Pensylvania excepted) your account will be a set-off against it. it was so in Pensylvania till about 5. or 6. years ago when the banks had interest enough to get a law passed that when a...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 29 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 26th. inst. there were shipped from Philadelphia 2 boxes of sheet iron for the terras, bent & painted ready to be laid. these contain 39. sheets only. for the terras it will take 96. sheets in the whole and 20. do. for the 8. gutturs of the porticos & piazzas 3. do. for the gutturs where the roof joins the walls of the dome room 119 in the whole. so that about a third only of the whole...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 8 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 3d. was recieved last night. would not riven pine slabs make a better moveable cover for the plaistered part of the house, than linen? if slabs 10. f. long and 2. f. apart were first laid cross ways thus horizontally and then others nailed up & down close, & breaking joints and the nails clinched on the under side, it would hang together strongly, and might be laid on, & laid by...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 28 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the 26th. I am afraid from the account you give of the sheet iron there will not be enough to finish. however let it be put on the part where long sheets are wanting, so that whatever supply may be necessary may be of common sheet iron, and let me know as soon as done, how much will be wanting. I am in hopes you have recieved the screws. mr Stewart set out...
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 9 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the day before, and now inclose you the 20. Dollars desired. I ordered from Philadelphia the three sheets of sheet iron which you supposed might be wanting. they are now on their way. if not wanting to finish the terras, they may be employed on the gutturs which are to be laid with sheet iron. they should be painted on both sides before they are laid down....
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 11 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your’s of the 7th. and am sorry for your disappointment at Richmond. at this place what little private building is going on is engaged, and the public (wooden part) will wait for funds till next spring. the work which I could put into your hands at once, is 12. a pair folding doors, mahogany, for partition between the Hall & Parlour, 7. { 2. pair Mahogany sashes (lights...
10From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 13 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Business prevented my answering your letter of Oct. 21. till I apprehended you had left Albemarle for Richmond. your draughts on me for the work you have done , or may do, or the materials shall be always paid at the counting house of messrs. Gibson & Jefferson in Richmond. if you can draw at 30. days sight it will be a convenience because I settle every thing of that kind once a month but if...