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Documentary History of the Construction of the Buildings at the University of Virginia, 1817-1828

Documentary History of the Construction of the Buildings at the University of Virginia, 1817-1828

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List of Appendices

Appendix A: Thomas Jefferson: List of Classical Models for the Pavilions at the University of Virginia

Appendix B: A Note on Prices

Appendix C: List and Description of Carpenter's Tools James Dinsmore's Tool List

Appendix D Extracts from David Watson's Miscellaneous Memoranda

Appendix E Proposed Design Changes

Appendix F Selected Agreements and Contracts

Appendix G Selected Land Documents

Appendix H Selected Loan Documents

Appendix I Sully, Cosway, Peale, and Mills

Appendix J Oldham's Lawsuit Documents

Appendix K Selected Rotunda Documents

Appendix L: Selected Documents Concerning the Raggi Brothers

Appendix M: John Van Lew & Company

Appendix N A. H. Brooks Dispute

Appendix O The Maverick Engravings

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Appendix P Selected Letters of Recommendation

Thomas Jefferson Recommendation for Richard Ware

Thomas Jefferson Recommendation for William B. Phillips

Thomas Jefferson Recommendation for Joseph Antrim

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Thomas Jefferson Recommendation for Abiah B. Thorn

Appendix Q: Selected Clock and Bell Documents

Appendix R Selected Documents Concerning the Stables

Appendix S Charles Bonnycastle Plan for Curing Smoking Chimneys [ca 5 October 1828]

Appendix T Selected Documents Related to the Water Works and Fire Apparatus

Appendix U William Wertenbaker: Faculty Resolutions

Appendix V Selected Brockenbrough Correspondence

Appendix W Interview with Edmund Bacon [1862]

Appendix X Chronology of Slaves' Involvement, 1817-1846

Editoral Apparatus

Symbols Designating Documents

Repository Symbols and Abbreviations

List of Documents

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Thomas Jefferson
Recommendation for Abiah B. Thorn

Monticello Sep. 25. 1824.

The bearer Abia Thorn, of Phila a bricklayer by trade has done much of the brickwork of the
University of Virginia, and besides some of the other buildings of the best workmanship
himself and partner executed the walls of the principal edifice the Rotunda, than which I
believe more beautiful and faithful work has never been done in any country. he is moreover
sober, industrious perfectly correct in his habits and conduct of entire probity & worth, and
as such I recommend him for any employ he may sollicit.

Th: J.

ADftS, DLC:TJ, 1p, with TJ docket "Thorn Abia." Jefferson made this draft on a coversheet
with a mutilated address in the writing of James Madison, postmarked "Orange C. H. Mar
30th."