1Thomas Jefferson to Michael Atkinson, [ca. 21 July 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
I shall have occasion for 600. feet, running measure of scantling 5¼ Inches square, clear of the saw, all of heart poplar, without a speck of sap. when we use it it will be cut into lengths of 2 f 8 I. for ballusters. the stocks therefore must be of such lengths as to cut into these smaller lengths of 2 f 8 I. without waste. for example a stock of 8.f. will give 3. lengths 10 f. 8 I. will give...