1To Thomas Jefferson from George Hadfield, Leonard Harbaugh, and George Blagden, 27 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The under signed have examined the construction of the Eliptical Room south of the Capitol agreeable to your wish expressed through Mr Clackston and are of opinion that the signs of instability which have appeared in the building are entirely owing to the Roof which presses the walls outward, but they believe that no immediate bad consequnces can hapen. They would recommend all the cracks to...