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Thomas Jefferson’s Estimate of Tin Needed to Roof Monticello, 5 July 1822
Estimate of Tin Needed to Roof Monticello
Measures of the roof for estimating tin July 5. 22.
N.E. quarter beginning with the piazzo roof, 5 planes to N.E. Portico
| top line | bottom line | half | height | sq. f | squares | boxes tin | |||||||
| 1. | 21– | 6 | 9– | 0 | 15 f– | 3 | 11 | –2 | 170. | 25 | 1. | 70 | |
| 2. | 9– | 0 | 7– | 2 | 8– | 1 | 17 | –3 | 140. | 1. | 40 | ||
| 3. | 0– | 0 | 7– | 0 | 3– | 6 | 20 | –4 | 71. | . | 71 | ||
| 4. | 29– | 6 | 27– | 6 | 28– | 6 | 16 | –0 | 456. | 4. | 56 | ||
| 5 | 25– | 0 | 11– | 6 | 18– | 3 | 14 | 255. | 2. | 55 | box D D | ||
| 10. | 92 | 8 × 13 = 104 | |||||||||||
| sq. | squares | ||||||||
| the 4. quarters of roof | 11 × 4 | = | 44 | ||||||
| the dome | 3¾ | = | 3¾ | boxes | D | D. | |||
| 47¾ | = | 32 | @ | 13. | = | 416 | |||
Note a box of tin contains about 225. sheets 13¼ I by 10⅛ I = 11⁄12 of a foot
Dome.
| top line | bottom | half | height | sq. f | squares | squares | boxes | ||||||
| 2. sides. | 7– | 2 | 11– | 7 | 9– | 4½ | 6–0 | 54. | .54 × | 2 = | 1.08 | ||
| 6. sides | 5– | 6 | 9– | 3 | 7– | 4½ | 6–0 | 44. | 25 | .44¼ × | 6 = | 2.65 | |
| 3.73 | 2½ | ||||||||||||
MS (CSmH: JF); on verso of portion of reused address cover to TJ; entirely in TJ’s hand; with TJ’s Estimate of Material Needed for Shadwell Milldam, [ca. 5 July 1822], on recto.
The East Portico (n.e. portico) at Monticello leads into the Entrance Hall, the primary point of entry for visitors.
Index Entries
- building materials; tin search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Estimate of Tin Needed to Roof Monticello search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); dome of search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); East Portico search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); Entrance Hall search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); roofs at search
- tin; boxes search
- tin; roofs search