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Thomas Jefferson’s View of the Expenses and Funds of the University of Virginia, [ca. 28 September 1821]

View of the Expenses and Funds of the University of Virginia

[ca. 28 Sept. 1821]

A view of the whole expences & of the Funds of the University Actual cost estimated do Averages
D D D
Pavilions. No 3. & 7. undertaken in 1817.18. 19,149. 81 9,574. 90
No 2.4.5.9. 33,563. 15 8,390. 78
 17. marble capitels for No 2.3.5.8. from Italy 1,784.
No 1.6.8.10. not finished 33,563. 15
Hotel. B.B. 4,609. 58
5./6 other Hotels not finished 20,000. 4,000.
Dormitories. 16. undertaken in 1817. 13,898. 34 868. 64
19. 11,083. 63 583. 34
74. not finished, but contracted for1 38,462. 60 519. 76
109.
Lands, wages, and contingencies2 (suppose for round numbers) 18,885. 74
84,088. 51 110,911. 49
195, 000
 Funds.   Glebe lands  3,104.  09
Annuities of 1819.20.21. 45,000.
loan of 1820. 60,000.
loan of 1821. 60,000.
Subscriptions recieved to Sep. 1821. about 25,000.
balance to be carried forward   1,895. 91 195, 000.
Expences still to be incurred.
Walls of backyards, gardens Etc about 100,000. bricks 1,500.
wages and contingencies for 1822.23.3 6,000.
Library Hull 30,200. D + Interior 13,476 D4 43,675.
Interest for 1821.22.23. 13,700 
64,875.
Funds.  Balance brought forward 1,895. 91
Subscriptions. 19,133.33 of which are Sperate 18,000.
Annuities of 1822.23.24. 45,000. 64,895. 915
 

A more summary view of the cost of the 4. rows of buildings & Library.

 10. Pavilions     88,060. 11
 6. Hotels 24,609. 58
109. Dormitories 63.445. 57
   Library. 43,675.
219,790. 26

MS (DLC: Madison Papers); entirely in TJ’s hand; undated, with date of composition conjectured from TJ’s statement in his letter to Robert Taylor of 30 Sept. 1821 that this document had been completed two days earlier; James Madison’s copy. MS (ViU: TJP); entirely in TJ’s hand; undated; Joseph C. Cabell’s copy. MS (ViU: TJP); entirely in TJ’s hand; undated; John H. Cocke’s copy, with a calculation by Cocke at foot of first page. FC (ViU: TJP); on a reused address cover from Arthur S. Brockenbrough to TJ, with MS of TJ’s Notes on University of Virginia Building Expenses, [ca. 28 Sept. 1821], on verso; in TJ’s hand; undated. Enclosed in TJ to University of Virginia Board of Visitors and TJ to Taylor, both 30 Sept. 1821.

Hotel b.b. was later renamed Hotel C. A sperate debt has some likelihood of being repaid (OED description begins James A. H. Murray, J. A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, and others, eds., The Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., 1989, 20 vols. description ends ).

1Preceding three words not in Cabell’s or Cocke’s copies.

2FC: “contingent expences.”

3Cabell’s copy: “1823.24.”

4In FC TJ here added in a different ink: “whole correct but instead of the cost of capitels 4876. Appleton say 7600 + 448. frs.” He presumably added this note after receiving on 1 Oct. 1821 the RC of Thomas Appleton to TJ, 7 July 1821.

5Recto ends here.

Index Entries

  • Appleton, Thomas; and capitals for University of Virginia search
  • building materials; bricks search
  • building materials; marble, Carrara search
  • Central College; and sale of glebe lands search
  • Central College; subscription for search
  • Italy; marble from search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; View of the Expenses and Funds of the University of Virginia search
  • Literary Fund; and annuity for University of Virginia search
  • Literary Fund; and loans for University of Virginia search
  • marble; for University of Virginia search
  • Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; TJ’s View of the Expenses and Funds of the University of Virginia search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; building costs search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; building materials for search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; capitals for search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; dormitory rooms search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Hotel C search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; hotels search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; land for search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion I search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion II search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion III search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion IV search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion IX search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; pavilions search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion V search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion VI search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion VII search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion VIII search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion X search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Rotunda (library) search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; wages for workmen search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; walls and fences at search