Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Peter Lenox, 22 August 1805

To Peter Lenox

Monticello Aug. 22. 05

Sir

In answer to your letter of the 14th. I would observe that mr Foxall was to make two sizes of grate-linings, a larger & a smaller. their destination as follows.

the larger for the smaller for
1.  the Cabinet [this is put in]  1.  the Secretary’s room
2. Sitting room 2. my bedroom
3. Circular room 3. the room over the sitting room
4. breakfasting room 4. do. over the breakfasting room.
 
5. North West Dining room 5. do. over the Secretary’s room
6. Circular room above stairs 6. the room at the head of the stairs
7. the room over the N.W. corner of the Hall.

I do not exactly remember the number of each size which mr Foxall was to make; but it must have been nearly as above stated.

I hope that you will have all the inside work done before my return, & that mr Ingles & mr Webb will have all the furniture finished so that the rooms may all be in order as soon as I return. the coalcellar will be wanting early in October, as my year’s provision of coal will then arrive. the two rooms below stairs which have been heretofore used for pit-coal & charcoal, should be cleaned out, plaistered (if not plaistered already) & whitewashed. Accept my best wishes.

Th: Jefferson

PoC (MHi); brackets in original; at foot of text: “Mr. Lenox”; endorsed by TJ.

In the 1805 account of monies spent for the President’s House, Henry Foxall received $348.45 for “Cast-iron backs & jambs & fore mitres Work,” while Henry Ingle received payments totaling $158.03 for “hard ware & Mahogany.” James Webb was paid $130 for a mahogany dumbwaiter (MS in DNA: RG 53, RES).

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