Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Roads to Poplar Forest, 25 November 1817
Notes on Roads to Poplar Forest
| 1817. | Nov. 25 | |||
| from the house to the bridge at the meadow | 1100 | yds | ||
| along the branch to 1st xg place | 137 | |||
| along do to 2d do | 173 | |||
| Strait line to ∠ of lower field | 367 | |||
| strait line to Lynchbg road in a valley | 800 | mi | ||
| 2577 | = | 1.46 | ||
| the present road by the barn abt | 3080 | = | 1.75 | |
| saving of distance | 503 | = | .3 |
MS (DLC); written entirely in TJ’s hand on a small scrap.