Arthur S. Brockenbrough to Thomas Jefferson, 28 November 1823
From Arthur S. Brockenbrough
Novr 28 1823—
Dr Sir
Above you have a statement of the annual expences of the institution as near as I can come at it—I do not think it necessary to keep up so large a force as this estimate embraces unless we go into the brick making business again the next year—The present year with a small additional force we have made between eight and nine hundred thousand bricks for the Rotunda in addition to the other labour we have performed, for the two last years for clerks’ hire, collecting &c the expences have been about $400– ⅌ ann: which is not embraced in the above estimate, because Mr Dawsons charges hereafter will be very inconsiderable and I presume the collectors duties will cease in a short time
A. S. Brockenbrough P. U. Va
RC (ViU: TJP-PP); subjoined to enclosure; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 1 Dec. 1823 from the University of Virginia and so recorded in SJL; with TJ’s additional notation beneath endorsement: “standing expences annually.”
John L. Thomas performed the collectors duties. p. u. va: “Proctor of the University of Virginia.”
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- Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
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- building materials; bricks search
- Dawson, Martin; and University of Virginia search
- Thomas, John L.; as collector for University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Estimate of University of Virginia Expenses search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; collector for search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Rotunda (library) search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; workmen search