Brick_Wood_Stone_Land_Water_Measurement - University of Virginia
Brick_Wood_Stone_Land_Water_Measurement - University of Virginia
Brick_Wood_Stone_Land_Water_Measurement - University of Virginia
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<strong>Brick</strong>_<strong>Wood</strong>_<strong>Stone</strong>_<strong>Land</strong>_<strong>Water</strong>_<strong>Measurement</strong><br />
By mid-June 1820 the proctor could report that our pipe borers are laying down the logs they are down for<br />
300 yards—I have conveyed it 300 yards in a covered ditch at the end <strong>of</strong> which is a reservoir, 6 by 7 feet<br />
& 5 feet deep from whence I take water.<br />
Brockenbrough to TJ, 7 June 1820, ViU:TJ. Jefferson later included “bringing water in pipes” in his estimate <strong>of</strong> the $10,000 cost for “numerous other contingencies” like covering with tin<br />
instead <strong>of</strong> shingles and levelling the grounds and streets. See his Statement <strong>of</strong> Probable Costs for the Buildings, 28 November 1820, ViU:TJ
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