Thomas Jefferson’s Drawing of Shadwell Mills and Canal, [before 19 November 1819]
Drawing of Shadwell Mills and Canal
[before 19 Nov. 1819]
Sketch of Canal
from the waste to the head of the digging for the bason is 30. yds1
thence2 to the upper point of the spit of ground 78 yds.
| thence | to the safety gate 75. yds | |
| to the toll mill 75. yds | ||
| to upper corner of manufg mill 46. yds |
| from the lower corner of manufg mill | across the valley to the store house 62. yds |
| to the spring 67. yds |
MS (DLC: TJ Papers, 194:34552); on verso of portion of reused address cover to TJ; in TJ’s hand; undated; but probably written before delivery of the Opinion of John Brown (1762–1826) in Jefferson v. Rivanna Company, [19 Nov. 1819], and possibly created in relation to TJ’s Notes on Depositions in Jefferson v. Rivanna Company, [ca. 31 May–1 June 1819].
1. Line interlined.
2. Word interlined in place of “from the waste.”
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