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Thomas Jefferson: Estimate of Bricks for 6 shafts of Doric columns, 13 May-31 Aug. 1822, 13 May 1822

Estimate of bricks for 6. shafts of Dor. columns
larger diam 23. I. dimd do 20.1 I
Shaft about 14. f. clear of base and cap.
16. headers lay a course } to be laid in alter-
8. streachers lay a course -nate courses
call each third of the column 5. f. or 20. courses
suppose for the lowest & middle third, the large brick
and the upper third the dimd bricks
the lower & middle 3d 20. courses header ×16= 320. headers
20. do stretchers × 8= 160. stretchers
 upper 3d 10. do headers ×16= 160
10 do streachers × 8=  80
each column then will take large headers  320 }  480. headers
small do  160
large stretchers  160 }  240. stretchers
small do   80
6. columns will take large headers  1920 } 2880
small do  960
large stretchers  960 } 1440
small do  480
4320
say 2200 large headers to wit  280. 5/7 are ones
1100 large stretchers  140
1100 small headers  140
 600 small stretchers   120
5000  680
4320
5000
about 1000 common bricks to fill the hollows
+ 4000 do for cistern
5000

May 13. 22. wrote to J. Perry to provide them.

common bricks brought
June   20   1400
  21   1400
  22   1400
  24
1822. Aug. 30. col. bricks
Jerry Isaac
Aug. 30 525 500
500 500
31 500 500

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    Thomas Jefferson: Estimate of Bricks for 6 shafts of Doric columns, 13 May-31 Aug. 1822, 13 May 1822
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    13 May 1822

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    “Thomas Jefferson: Estimate of Bricks for 6 shafts of Doric columns, 13 May-31 Aug. 1822, 13 May 1822,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-2812. [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. It is not an authoritative final version.]