Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 21 November [1822]

To Arthur S. Brockenbrough

Monticello Nov. 21.

Dear Sir

The error of account with Giacomo Raggi may easily be corrected if he should return to this country. but this being doubtful, it may be proper for you to give me a copy of his account as settled and signed by him which I can transmit to Appleton who knows of the payment of the 200.D. and will see that it was not credited in the account.

Can you now furnish me with your last half year’s account (to Oct. 1.) to be given in with our Report which I shall transmit within a few days1 to the Literary board for the legislature. I lent you one of mr Garrett’s accounts which I must pray you to return.2

I inclose you the order for 150.D. for the hoisting machine signed, to vouch that article in3 your account.

Accept my friendly & respectful salutations

Th: Jefferson

[Remainder only in Dft:]

“P.S. the Estimate for the Library is also requested”

RC (ViU: TJP-PP); partially dated; endorsed by Brockenbrough as a letter of 21 Nov. 1822. Dft (DLC: TJ Papers, 223:39821); on verso of left half of reused address cover of Thomas J. Gantt to TJ, 24 Aug. 1821; undated; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 21 Nov. 1822. Recorded in SJL as a letter of 22 Nov. 1822. Enclosure not found.

For the hoisting machine, see TJ’s Receipt to Brockenbrough, 22 Nov. 1821, and note. The library was the University of Virginia Rotunda.

1Preceding four words interlined in Dft.

2Sentence interlined in Dft.

3Reworked in Dft from “signed as a voucher for.”

Index Entries

  • Appleton, Thomas; and stonecutters for Central College–University of Virginia search
  • Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
  • Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; letters to search
  • Garrett, Alexander; as University of Virginia bursar search
  • Literary Fund; University of Virginia Board of Visitors reports to search
  • machines; hoisting search
  • Raggi, Giacomo; account with University of Virginia search
  • Raggi, Giacomo; as stonecutter at University of Virginia search
  • Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; accounts of search
  • Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; annual reports of search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; building costs search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; hoisting machine for search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Rotunda (library) search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; stonemasons at search
  • Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; wages for workmen search
  • Virginia, University of; Establishment; and General Assembly search
  • Virginia; General Assembly search