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From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 15 July 1804
To Thomas Munroe
July 15. 04.
Th: Jefferson to mr Munroe.
I have this day made a tolerably exact estimate of the digging already done at the President’s house, & that which remains to be done, for the head1 drains from each end of the house, and the main sewer.
| C | D | C | D | [D] | ||||
| there is done | 1000. | cub. yards. digging at [18] |
= | 180. | carrying away @ [39]½ |
= | 3[. . .] = | 4[. . .] |
| yet to be done | 900. | [162]. | 2[. . .] = | 4[. . .] | ||||
| 1900. | [342] | 5[. . .] = | 8[. . .] |
you will judge whether it will be best to go on with the digging & loading2 in the present way or to hire it by the Cubic yard. the hauling I presume can only be done by day work.
PrC (DLC); blurred; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso with notation “digging &c.” and so recorded in SJL.
1. Word interlined.
2. Preceding word and ampersand interlined.