1Thomas Jefferson to Jesse Wharton, 25 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 25. is just now recieved, and to answer it will require some explanation. our legislature , at their last session authorised the Visitors of the University to borrow money to finish the buildings, pledging the public annuity of 15,000.D. settled on it for the repayment of the loan. money was accordingly borrowed and the buildings will be compleated by this time twelvemonth....