Abstract
This collection consists of approximately 9,500
items, including more than 8,000 pieces of correspondence (letters to Jefferson
and retained copies of outgoing letters often made with a polygraph machine),
journals, account books, and other personal papers of Thomas
Jefferson.
Biographical Timeline
13 Apr. 1743 |
Born to Peter and Jane Randolph Jefferson at Shadwell in Albemarle
County, Va. |
Jan. 1758 |
Enrolled in school of Rev. James Maury; remained for two years. |
Mar. 1760 |
Entered College of William and Mary, Williamsburg. |
1762 |
Left college to study law under George Wythe. |
1766 |
Began garden book. |
1767 |
Admitted to Virginia bar. |
1769 |
Construction of Monticello underway.
Elected to Virginia House of Burgesses through 1776.
|
Nov. 1770 |
Occupied Monticello after burning of Shadwell. |
1 Jan. 1772 |
Married Martha Wayles Skelton. |
Mar. 1773 |
Named to Committee of Correspondence to channel communication and to
unify the colonies. |
Jan. 1774 |
Began farm book. |
July 1774 |
Delegate to Virginia Convention in Williamsburg; illness prevented
attendance; drafted "Albemarle Resolutions." |
Aug. 1774 |
Published "A Summary of the Rights of British America."
Chairman of Committee of Safety in Albemarle County.
|
Mar. 1775 |
Attended Second Virginia Convention. |
May 1775 |
Delegate to Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. |
Sep. 1775 |
Named commander of Albemarle militia. |
June 1776 |
Virginia accepted his draft for state constitution, the first colony to
become a state.
Completed Declaration of Independence.
|
2-8 July 1776 |
Declaration signed. |
Sep. 1776 |
Resigned from Congress. |
Oct. 1776 |
Attended sessions of Virginia House of Delegates through 1779 and
started revision of Virginia legal code. |
July 1779 |
Elected governor of Virginia. |
June 1781 |
Retired from office after much dispute. |
Sep. 1782 |
Wife Martha died. |
Nov. 1782 |
Congress named him to peace commission in France. |
Apr. 1783 |
Released from commission after preliminary peace signed with
England. |
Nov. 1783 |
Delegate to Virginia Congress; drafted 31 state papers. |
May 1784 |
Appointed minister plenipotentiary with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
to negotiate treaties of commerce with Europe. |
Aug. 1784 |
Arrived in Paris. |
Mar. 1785 |
Succeeded Franklin as minister to France after latter's
retirement. |
May 1785 |
Notes on the State of Virginia first
published in Paris; written 1781-1782. |
Jan. 1786 |
Virginia Assembly passed his "Ordinance of Religious Freedom," written
in 1779. |
Mar. 1786 |
Journeyed to London for seven weeks to assist John Adams. |
Mar. 1787 |
Toured southern France and northern Italy for three months. |
Oct. 1787 |
Re-elected minister to France for a three-year term. |
Mar. 1788 |
Visited Germany and the Low Countries for seven weeks. |
Nov. 1789 |
Returned to America. |
Dec. 1789 |
Accepted President Washington's offer of position of secretary of
state.
Reworked and expanded Monticello from 1789 until 1809.
|
Mar. 1790 |
Sworn in as secretary of state in New York. |
Nov. 1790 |
Moved to temporary capital at Philadelphia. |
May 1791 |
Traveled for a month with James Madison through New York, Vermont, and
Connecticut to line up political support. |
31 Dec. 1793 |
Resigned from position as secretary of state after conflicts with
Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. |
Nov. 1796 |
Placed on Republican ticket for president in national election. |
Feb. 1797 |
Votes counted; received second most votes to become vice president under
John Adams. |
4 Mar. 1797 |
Sworn in at Philadelphia.
Acted as president of the American Philosophical Society until
1814.
|
Sep. 1798 |
Wrote Kentucky Resolutions in defense of states' rights in protest of
the Alien and Sedition Acts. |
Nov. 1799 |
Second set of Kentucky Resolutions passed. |
May 1800 |
Republicans organized first national platform with a caucus, with
Jefferson for president in election. |
Dec. 1800 |
Tie between votes for Jefferson and Aaron Burr. |
11-17 Feb. 1801 |
Special session of House of Representatives called to break the tie;
Jefferson finally voted in as president. |
4 Mar. 1801 |
Inauguration held in Washington, D.C. |
May 1801 |
Tripoli declared war on the U.S. over commercial policy; warships sent
to the Mediterranean. |
Dec. 1801 |
Sent first annual message to Congress. |
Feb. 1802 |
War with Tripoli declared. |
Mar. 1802 |
Repealed Judiciary Act of 1801 to nullify judicial appointments. |
Apr. 1802 |
Signed bill against internal taxes. |
Oct. 1803 |
Louisiana Purchase ratified; bought for $15 million, it restored right
of deposit at New Orleans. |
Feb. 1804 |
Re-nominated and re-elected as president with George Clinton as vice
president. |
May 1804 |
Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis to start exploration of new
territory. |
4 Mar. 1805 |
Second inauguration held. |
June 1805 |
Peace treaty with Tripoli and Morocco signed. |
Jan. 1806 |
House authorized $2 million to buy Florida from Spain. |
Summer 1807 |
British troops began practice of impressment.
British ships banned from American waters after Chesapeake
attack.
|
Dec. 1807 |
Embargo Act passed. |
Mar. 1809 |
Repeal of Embargo Act.
Jefferson retired to Monticello.
|
Sep. 1814 |
Offered to sell personal library to Congress for $25,000; transferred
six months later. |
7 Mar. 1825 |
University of Virginia opened. |
4 July 1826 |
Jefferson died at Monticello. |
Sources
For further information on Jefferson's library, see:
Sowerby, E. Millicent, ed. Catalogue of the
Library of Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville: University Press of
Virginia, 1983.
Wilson, Douglas. "Jefferson's Libraries." Thomas
Jefferson: A Reference Biography. Ed. Merrill D. Peterson. New York:
Scribner, 1986.
Collection Description
The Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts held by the
Massachusetts Historical Society, by number of documents, is second only to the
Jefferson Collection at the Library of Congress. The Coolidge Collection
chronicles the personal life of Jefferson, for it is composed, for the most
part, of his private rather than his official papers. There are close to 9,500
items in the collection, including more than 8,000 pieces of
correspondence (letters to and from Jefferson); 400 architectural drawings;
account books and journals, including Jefferson's farm and garden books (estate
and plantation records); the manuscript catalog of his personal library; the
manuscript of his only major published work, Notes on
the State of Virginia; and other miscellaneous manuscript
documents.
Thomas Jefferson retained the letters he received, filing them in his desk.
His use of a polygraph (a letter-copying machine) enabled him to keep a copy of
each letter he sent out. Late in his life, he made wet letterpress copies of
his letters. His meticulous record-keeping accounts for the estimated total of
50,000 letters written by or to him that survive.
The letters penned by Jefferson found in the Coolidge Collection are mainly
addressed to relatives, close friends, and business contacts, though many do
deal with the politics of the time or are of a more public nature. There are
also many letters of introduction and reference written to him. Other documents
in his own hand include legal papers, promissory notes, accounts, tax
statements, contracts, leases, indentures, and memoranda on Monticello. There
are also, not in Jefferson's hand, accounts, bills, receipts, invoices,
diplomas, some official papers such as Congressional documents, and some
miscellaneous letters not addressed to Jefferson but found among his
papers.
All dated letters and documents by Jefferson in the Coolidge Collection
have been individually cataloged in the MHS card catalog. The card catalog also
contains entries for most letters to Jefferson. Off-site researchers may
consult the Catalog of Manuscripts of the Massachusetts
Historical Society (1969 and 1980 Supplement) for a list of individual items in this
collection. Entries marked with an asterisk (Jefferson*) indicate Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge III's 1957 additions to the original Coolidge Collection.
These items appear in a separate chronological sequence on Reel 14 of this
microfilm. A list of the undated items in this collection is available in the
MHS library.
This microfilm edition was filmed in 1977.
Other Jefferson Holdings at the Massachusetts Historical
Society
A number of other manuscript collections at the Massachusetts Historical
Society contain Thomas Jefferson papers. Among the collections that include
substantial Jefferson correspondence are the papers of Elbridge Gerry and his
descendants, the Robert Treat Paine papers, and, most notably, the Adams family
papers. Jefferson's extensive correspondence with John and Abigail Adams, much
of which can be found in the Adams family papers, has been edited and published
by Lester Cappon in The Adams-Jefferson Letters
(Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1959, 1988). Other smaller
collections of additional Jefferson documents and correspondence include:
letters given by William Bixby, a noted Jefferson collector, in 1913 and 1915;
a letter to James Brown, 1792, given in 1929 by Grenville H. Norcross; letters
to Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Smith covering the years 1786-1787, donated by
Heyliger de Windt in 1938; and a collection of autograph letters presented in
1957 by four donors.
The Massachusetts Historical Society also holds a 31-reel microfilm set of
the papers of Thomas Jefferson filmed in 1944 with funds from Thomas Jefferson
Coolidge III (now the "duplicate positive" set at the MHS). Some of the
additional Jefferson documents and correspondence mentioned above can be found
on Reel 31 of this set. Other microfilms held by the MHS include the 236 bound
volumes of Thomas Jefferson manuscripts at the Library of Congress (101 reels
of 16mm film), also funded by Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III; the Jefferson
collection at the University of Virginia (10 reels); and the control file of
all extant Jefferson documents compiled by the editors of
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson at Princeton
University (52 reels).
Also located at the MHS are early editions of many of Jefferson's published
works, including Notes on the State of Virginia;
the Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the
Senate of the United States, 1801; and A Summary
View of the Rights of British America, 1774. The MHS also holds copies
of the following pamphlets: "Proceedings of the Government of the United States
in Maintaining the Public Right to the Beach of Mississippi Adjacent to New
Orleans Against the Intrusion of Edward Livingston," 1812; "Jefferson Against
Madison's War," 1812; and "A Supplementary Note on Mouldboard," described in a
letter to Sir John Sinclair, March 23, 1798, published in the American
Philosophical Society Transactions, Vol. 4.
Other Collections of Jefferson Manuscripts
The Coolidge Collection contains almost 9,500 of the approximately 50,000
Jefferson-related manuscripts that are extant. While many are in the hands of
private collectors, the bulk of the manuscripts are held by twelve major
repositories.
1. Library of Congress (ca. 25,000 items, bound
in 236 volumes)
Contains correspondence and documents from 1763-1826, most
notably Jefferson's "public" papers, a draft of the Constitution of Virginia,
letters on the University of Virginia, and several memoranda books.
On
microfilm, 101 reels.
2. National Archives (number of items
unknown)
Mostly transcripts of official correspondence dealing with the
Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional
Convention.
On microfilm, 12 reels.
3. University of Virginia (ca. 1,400
items)
Includes the Edgehill Randolph papers, the Carr and Cary papers, and
the Maury deposit. Many documents and letters concern the University; there are
62 architectural drawings of the University.
There is a published calendar
of this collection.
4. Missouri Historical Society (ca. 1,100
items)
Bixby-Jefferson collection.
On microfilm, 3 reels.
5. Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino,
California (ca. 800 items)
Covers the years 1764-1826. Includes
estate papers of Jefferson's father Peter and documents of his own legal
career.
6. New York Historical Society (ca. 700
items)
Letters from 1779-1826. Highlights include Jefferson's
correspondence with General Von Steuben and Secretary of the Treasury Albert
Gallatin.
Partial microfilm, 2 reels.
7. College of William and Mary (ca. 300 items,
part photocopies)
There are about 600 additional items in the
Tucker-Coleman papers.
8. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (ca. 650
items)
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence.
9. American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
(several hundred items)
Covers the years 1775-1826. Five boxes of
miscellaneous letters and writings, some official papers of the American
Philosophical Society when Jefferson acted as president.
10. Virginia Historical Society (80
items)
Covers the years 1771-1826. Letters found in several
collections.
11. Virginia State Library (55
items)
Papers cover the period in which Jefferson served as a state
legislator and governor: drafts of bills and resolutions, land grants, patents,
and tax rolls.
On microfilm, 5 reels.
12. University of Michigan (45
items)
Mostly letters sent to Jefferson.
Other small collections of Thomas Jefferson manuscripts are located at the
New Jersey Historical Society, the Princeton University Library, the University
of South Carolina Library, and the South Carolina Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, 1898, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.,
1911, and Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III, 1937, 1957. Jefferson's manuscript
copy of the Declaration of Independence, which is included on this microfilm
but is not a part of the Coolidge Collection, was a gift of Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander C. Washburn, 1893.
Custodial History
The Coolidge Collection held by the Massachusetts Historical Society was
compiled from four separate gifts by members of the Coolidge family over a span
of 60 years. The Thomas Jefferson papers in their possession came to them
through a circuitous route.
Jefferson bequeathed his entire personal collection of correspondence,
documents, and manuscripts to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph in 1826.
Randolph published a four-volume edition of the papers, Memoirs, Correspondence, and Miscellanies from the Papers of
Thomas Jefferson in 1829. In 1837, Jefferson's close friend, George
Tucker, wrote a Life of Thomas Jefferson,
relying on Randolph's collection and also a selection of letters held by
Nicholas P. Trist, husband of one of Jefferson's granddaughters. Trist's
collection indicates some division in the correspondence, but Randolph
maintained possession of the bulk of the collection until he offered to sell it
to the government in 1848.
On August 12, 1848, Congress authorized $20,000 to acquire the papers. As a
condition of the purchase, the papers were deposited in the State Department
for examination by Henry A. Washington, the librarian of the State Department.
He was to divide and keep the "public" manuscripts and return the "private"
papers, in which there then was little interest, to the family. Apparently,
Washington divided the manuscripts inconsistently and neglected to return the
"private" papers. In 1869, Randolph demanded recovery of this part of the
collection in accordance with the act of 1848. The "private" papers finally
were returned to him a year later in 1870.
Upon the death of Randolph in 1875, possession of this collection of
"private" papers that would later form the core of the Coolidge Collection
passed to his daughter, Sarah Nicholas Randolph. In 1889, she again offered the
papers to Congress, but the bill for purchase failed to pass in 1892. The
collection passed into the hands of Sarah's sisters, Carolina Ramsay and Cary
Ann Nicholas Randolph, after Sarah's death in 1898.
Thomas Jefferson's great-grandson, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (1831-1920) of Boston, had
become interested in the collection, and he obtained it from Carolina Ramsay.
He presented this collection of over 8,000 items to the Massachusetts
Historical Society in June 1898. His donation comprises the bulk of the present
collection: correspondence, including 3,280 letters written by Jefferson and 4,630 letters received by him; the garden book, 1766-1824;
the farm book, 1774-1824; annotated almanacs from 1771-1776; account books for
1783-1790; manuscript expense accounts from 1804-1825; notes on the weather
spanning the years 1782-1826; plans of American forts in 1765; law treatises,
1778-1788; legal papers, 1770-1772; and Jefferson's 1783 catalog of his
personal library.
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge's son, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Jr. (1863-1912), visited
Monticello in 1911 and found there Jefferson's original architectural drawings
for his home in the hands of two of Thomas Jefferson Randolph's granddaughters,
Mary Walker Randolph and Cornelia J. Taylor. After buying some of them, he
deposited them at the Massachusetts Historical Society the same year. In
December 1937, his son, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III (1893-1959), presented to the MHS additional Jefferson-related material,
including three volumes of "Acts of the Virginia Assembly," 1764-1765 and
1770-1772, two of which are believed to be Jefferson's own copies;
correspondence between Jefferson and his business agents; correspondence
between his daughters Martha and Maria and their respective husbands, Thomas
Mann Randolph and John Wayles Eppes; and over 200 of the deposited
architectural drawings.
The collection was completed in November 1957 with the gift of 282 Jefferson letters dating from 1775-1827 by Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III, including correspondence with business agents and overseers and letters between Jefferson, his daughters, and their husbands.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. Select items are available as color digital facsimiles (see links below). Black and white microfilm is also available for use in the library.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Correspondence,
1705-1826
Arranged chronologically.
This series consists of correspondence to and from Jefferson and
miscellaneous manuscript items. When the collection was microfilmed, these
materials were bound in 65 chronologically-arranged volumes, followed by the
two volumes of undated manuscripts. All of the volumes have since been disbound
and the papers filed into one chronological sequence.
Volume 1 (1705-1783) contains papers from the early period of Jefferson's
life, including some family material from before his birth, estate accounts
following the death of his father Peter Jefferson, and legal notes from Thomas
Jefferson's early law career. Volumes 2-7 (1784-1789) contain papers covering
Jefferson's service as minister to France, including letters of introduction,
letters from Maria Cosway, Congressional documents naming him to his post,
weather reports, and many accounts and bills from his stay in France.
Volumes 8-12 (1790-1793) contain papers covering Jefferson's service as
secretary of state, including letters from Jefferson to his daughters at
Monticello and many promissory notes demonstrating the degree of his
indebtedness. Volumes 13-14 (1794-1799) cover the years following Jefferson's
resignation from the cabinet and, beginning in 1797, his years as vice
president under John Adams. Documents before 1797 include many notes on
Monticello. This period also marks the beginning of Jefferson's correspondence
with Tadeusz Kosciuszko, whom he attempted to assist in business matters.
Volumes 15-23 (1800-1804) contain papers covering Jefferson's first
presidential term. Among the official papers are messages to Congress and
letters to members of his cabinet. Other documents include a list of people
entertained by the president at Monticello in 1803-1804. Volumes 24-32
(1805-1808) contain papers covering Jefferson's second presidential term,
including communications with Congress; political letters to the Tammany
Society, the Republicans of New Jersey, and the city of Boston; and a list of
the vote to repeal the Embargo Act. Volumes 33-65 (1809-1826) cover the years
following Jefferson's retirement from political life. From Monticello,
Jefferson continued his correspondence with Tadeusz Kosciuszko, made peace with
former rival John Adams, and corresponded with fellow Republicans, including
Presidents Madison and Monroe.
The two undated volumes on Reel 13 contain miscellaneous manuscript material
arranged in no particular order. Among the papers are drawings, fragments of
letters, fragmentary memoranda concerning Monticello, and business and calling
cards from trips abroad. Also included is Jefferson's 1789 Catalog of Books
(the actual document is undated) listing books he purchased while serving as
minister plenipotentiary in France between 1785 and 1789. The
Thomas
Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive contains digital images and a
detailed description of the 1789 Catalog of Books.
Reel 1
1705-1788Note: The microfilm incorrectly identifies the
contents of Reel 1 as "n.d.-1788." The undated material can be found on Reel
13.
Reel 13
Undated manuscriptsII. Unbound manuscripts,
1776-1827
Arranged chronologically.
Reel 14
20 May 1810-1827 and undatedNote: The microfilm contains no descriptive
information separating Series II (Unbound manuscripts) and Series III
(Manuscript additions).
III. Manuscript additions,
1765-1826
Arranged chronologically.
This series consists of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III's 1957 gift of 282
manuscripts, primarily correspondence between Jefferson, his two daughters
Martha and Maria, and their husbands; and correspondence between Jefferson and
his business agents. Individual items in this series are identified in the MHS
card catalog with the location "Jefferson*." Note: On the
microfilm, papers for the year 1788 follow papers dated 1826.
IV. Other volumes,
1766-1824digital content
Reel 15
Garden book,
1766-1824Jefferson's garden book, together with his farm book (below), contains
detailed records of his estates, including notes on horticulture and
agriculture and Jefferson's calculations and observations on construction.
Reel 15
Legal papers,
1770-1772Reel 15
Memorandum book,
1771This and the following three memorandum books consist of manuscript pages
bound with published almanacs. Note: All four memorandum
books are located on the microfilm following the target "Almanacs,
1771-1776."
Reel 15
Memorandum book,
1772Reel 15
Memorandum book,
1774Reel 15
Farm book,
1774-1824Jefferson's farm book, together with his garden book (above), contains
detailed records of his estates, including notes on horticulture and
agriculture and Jefferson's calculations and observations on construction.
Reel 15
Manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence,
1776 [incomplete]This manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence, one of several in
Jefferson's hand circulated to his friends, represents the text as originally
drafted by the Committee of Five, before revision by Congress.
Note: Although the Declaration of Independence is
included on this microfilm, it is not a part of the Coolidge
Collection.
Reel 15
Law treatises,
1778-1788Reel 15
Manuscript of Notes on the State of
Virginia,
[1781-1785]This manuscript of Notes on the State of
Virginia, Jefferson's only extended published work, contains
information on the natural history, resources, and institutions of Virginia, as
well as many of Jefferson's own thoughts and theories. The manuscript is
comprised of 142 full-size pages and 63 partial-page attachments (which were
affixed to the full-size pages with sealing wax). The full pages include some
"fair copy pages" (full-length manuscript pages Jefferson created when he
copied a previous draft by hand), as well as some full-page additions. Smaller
pieces of paper--partial pages--allowed Jefferson to further expand and/or
revise his text. Some of the partial-page additions were additions to the
running text, while other partial-page additions replaced sections of text.
Reel 15
Loose memoranda related to Notes on the State
of VirginiaReel 16
Translation of Volney's Ruins,
1801This manuscript consists of Jefferson's translation of 12 chapters of
Les Ruins, ou Meditation sur les Revolutions des
Empires, by the French philosopher and parliamentarian Constantin
Francois Chassebouef, Comte de Volney.
Reel 16
Parliamentary law,
1801?Reel 16
Expenses,
1804-1826Note: This volume is identified on the shelf as
"Memorandum Book, 1804-1826" and on the microfilm as "Expenses,
1804-1820."
Reel 16
1783 Catalog of Books,
[ca. 1775-1812]This catalog consists of a list of books that Jefferson sold to the Library
of Congress in 1815. Although the list is believed to have been started around
1775, it is commonly called the "1783 Catalog." It contains over 2,460 original
entries with additions totaling more than 6,000 by 1815. The books are
classified according to a system Jefferson developed based on Francis Bacon's
The Advancement of Learning. Jefferson's system,
in turn, was used by the Library of Congress in its original classification
scheme. Note: On the microfilm, this catalog is
identified as: "Catalogue of Jefferson's Library."
The
Thomas
Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive contains digital images and a
detailed description of this item.
Enclosed with the catalog of books are several loose booklists, including
one created by Jefferson as a way of inventorying and grouping the books he
received from the estate of George Wythe. The document is undated but was
created by Jefferson around September 1806. The first five pages of the Wythe
list consist of books listed under separate headings representing the names of
people to whom Jefferson intended to give the books. The final three pages
contain a list of books that Jefferson retained for his personal collection.
Digital images of the Wythe list can be found at:
http://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1768.
V. Architectural drawings,
ca. 1772-1819
This series consists of 396 items comprised of more than 600 manuscript pages. Some items are single sheets with drawings on one or both sides, but many items are multipage and are comprised of notes with small sketches or just manuscript notes. About half of the items are plans and notes for Jefferson's home, Monticello, but the series also contains plans of his other homes, such as his Paris apartments; sketches for friends' homes; and "public" drawings for municipal and civic institutions, including the University of Virginia, Capitol buildings for Washington and Richmond, the President's House, and the governor's residences at Williamsburg and Richmond. Also included are some 40 sketches of miscellaneous household objects and machines. Most of the drawings were done by Jefferson himself, but the series also contains 30 drawings by other individuals, ranging from a design for the Washington Treasury Office by George Hadfield to sketches for timbers of a barn in an unknown hand.
Ampthill
Ampthill: house (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1815. N2; K203.
Annapolis
Box S-1
Annapolis: Hammond-Harwood House, 1 page, 1783-1784. N1;
K107.Box S-1
Annapolis: Hammond-Harwood house, 1 page, [1783-1784]. N527;
M10.Barboursville
Box S-1
Barboursville: house (elevation), 1 page, 1817. N4; K205.
Barboursville: house (plan and elevation), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1817. N5; K206
Edgehill
Box S-1
Edgehill: house (plan and elevation), 1 page, before 1798. N6; K170.
Edgemont
Box S-1
Edgemont: house (plan and elevation), 1 page, circa 1803-1806. N7;
K171.Box S-1
Edgemont: house (plan), 1 page, circa 1803-1806. N8;
K172.Box M-1
Edgemont: house (plan), 1 page, circa 1803-1806. N9;
K173.Box M-1
Edgemont: basement (plan), 1 page, circa 1803-1806. N10;
K174.Farmington
Box S-1
Farmington: house (elevation), 1 page, 1802 or earlier. N13;
K182.Box S-1
Farmington: house (plan), 1 page, 1802 or earlier. N14; K183.
Box S-1
Farmington: house (study plan), 1 page, 1802 or earlier. N15;
K184.Louisville
Box S-1
Louisville: house (study plans), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably before 1810.
N19;
K189.Reminder: physically associated with N20Box S-1
Louisville: house (study plans), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably before 1810.
N20;
K190.Reminder: physically associated with N19Box M-1
Louisville: house (study plan), 1 page, undated. N21;
K191.Box M-1
Louisville: house (study plan), 1 page, circa 1804. N22; K192.
Maysville
Box M-1
Maysville: Court House (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1821. N23; K214.
Reminder: physically associated with N24Box M-1
Maysville: Court House, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1821. N24; K215
Reminder: physically associated with N23Mills and canals
Box S-6
Mills and canals: [grist?] mill, 1 page, undated. MHi19.
Box S-5
Mills and canals: mill plan, 1 page, [circa 1800]. N471;
K169n.Mills and canals: crib plan, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [circa 1805-1809]. N472;
K169o.
Box S-5
Mills and canals: crib framing, 1 page, [circa 1805-1809]. N473; K169p.
Box S-5
Mills and canals: mill shed, 1 page, [circa 1809-1810]. N475; K169r.
Mills and canals: canal locks, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N476; K169s.
Box M-3
Mills and canals: grist mill, 1 page, [1793]. N477; K169t.
Box M-3
Mills and canals: mill plan and section, 1 page, [1793]. N478;
K169u.Box S-5
Mills and canals: mill plan, 1 page, undated. N479; K169v. N479; K169v.
Box S-5
Mills and canals: mill section, 1 page, undated. N480;
K169w.Box S-5
Mills and canals: [grist?] mill, 1 page, circa 1793-1817. N481; K169x.
Box S-5
Mills and canals: timber piers, 1 page, undated. N482; K169y.
Mills and canals: timber piers, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N483; K169z.
Large
Mills and canals: canal locks, 1 page, undated. N484;
K169aa.Large
Mills and canals: canal locks, 1 page, undated. N484;
K169aa.Miscellaneous Buildings
Box S-6
Miscellaneous Buildings: prison (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. MHi10.
Box S-6
Miscellaneous Buildings: dome roofing, 1 page, undated. MHi11.
Box S-6
Miscellaneous Buildings: chimney flues, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated.
MHi12.Box S-6
Miscellaneous Buildings: structure with skylight, 1 page, undated. MHi18.
Box M-2
Miscellaneous Buildings: district college (plan), 1 page, 1817. N299.Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: arch bridge (elevation), 1 page, [1826]. N430; K231o.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: quadrangle and buildings, 1 page, undated. N431;
K231p.Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: Exchange building (plan), 1 page, undated.
N439.Miscellaneous Buildings: house (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1769]. N446;
K1.
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N447;
K2.
Box S-4
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (plan), 1 page, [1769]. N448;
K3.Miscellaneous Buildings: house and service areas (study), 1 sheet, 2 pages,
probably 1783-1784. N449; K108. and N449bis; K108bis.
Reminder: N449bis; K108bis is attached at the bottom of N449; K108.
Box S-4
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N450;
K219.Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: houses (study plans), 1 sheet, 2 pages,
[1789-1794]. N451;
K220.Reminder: physically associated with N452Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1789-1794].
N452; K221.Reminder: physically associated with N451Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N453;
K222.Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plans), 1 page, [1789-1790]. N454; K223.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1790]. N455; K224.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N456; K225.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plans), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N457;
K226.Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N458; K227.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plans), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N459; K228.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N460; K229.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N461; K230.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (study plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N462; K231.
Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: house (sketch plan), 1 page, undated. N463; K231a.
Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: houses and barn (plans), 1 page, [circa
1809-1810]. N466; K197e.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: Timberlake house (plan), 1 page, 1831. N467; K231q.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: Timberlake house (plan), 1 page, 1831. N468;
K231r.Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: log building (plan), 1 page, undated. N469.
Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: barn and shed, 1 page, [circa 1809-1810]. N474; N530;
K169q; M4.Note: This drawing has two different Nichols numbers: N474 and N530; it
appears that Nichols numbered the same drawing twice.Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: prison (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N488.
Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: retreat (study plans), 1 page, [1789-1794].
N490; K217. Box M-3
Miscellaneous Buildings: retreat (study plans), 1 page, [1789-1794].
N491; K218. Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: retreat (plan), 1 page, [1789-1794]. N492; K216.
Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: pavilion/retreat (plan), 1 page, [1794]. N493;
K133.Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: pavillion/retreat (notes), 1 page, [1794]. N494;
K134.Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: pavilion/retreat (notes), 1 page, [1794]. N495; K135.
Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: pavilions (plans), 1 page, undated. N503; K231b.
Box S-5
Miscellaneous Buildings: roofing instructions, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated.
N529; M8. Miscellaneous Gardens
Large
Miscellaneous Gardens: plan, 1 page, undated. N441;
K231n. Miscellaneous Land Surveys
Box S-6
Miscellaneous Land Surveys: survey notes, 1 page, undated.
MHi14.Box S-6
Miscellaneous Land Surveys: survey notes, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. MHi15.
Box S-6
Miscellaneous Land Surveys: Ochiltree tract (plat), 1 page, undated.
MHi25. Box M-3
Miscellaneous Land Surveys: head of St. Lawrence (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages
undated. MHi26.Box S-6
Miscellaneous Land Surveys: rivers and mountains (plat), 1 page, undated.
MHi27. Box S-6
Miscellaneous Land Surveys: Natural Bridge (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages
undated. MHi28.Monticello
Box S-6
Monticello: hall lantern, 1 page, undated. K149gg.Box S-6
Monticello: pediments and benches, 1 page, undated. K149hh.Box S-6
Monticello: alabaster vase, 1 page, undated. K149ii.Box S-6
Monticello: gate, stove, 1 page, undated. K149jj.Box S-6
Monticello: library layout and step ladder, 1 page, undated. MHi3.
Box S-6
Monticello: tract boundaries, 1 page, circa 1796 - 1802. MHi13.
Box S-6
[Monticello]: work memo, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. MHi20. Box S-6
[Monticello]: work memo, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. MHi21. Box S-6
[Monticello]: building notes, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. MHi22. Box S-1
Monticello: 1st version (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1767;
definitely before Feb. 1770. N25; K4. Box S-1
Monticello: 1st version (study plan), 1 page, before 1770. N26; K119.
Box S-1
Monticello: house (study plan), 1 page, 1768-1770. N27;
K5.Box S-1
Monticello: 1st version (plan), 1 page, 1768-1770. N28;
K6.Box S-1
Monticello: 1st version plan, 1 page, 1768-1770. N29; K7.
Box S-1
Monticello: dependencies (study plans), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1768-1770. N30;
K8. Box S-1
Monticello: dependencies (study plan), 1 page, 1768-1770. N31; K9.
Box M-1
Monticello: dependencies (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1768-1770. N32;
K10.Box M-1
Monticello: first version (study plan), 1 page, 1768-1770. N33; K11.
Box M-1
Monticello: mountaintop layout (study), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1768-1770.
N34;
K12. Reminder: physically associated with N61Box S-1
Monticello: pavilion (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1768-1770. N35; K13.
Box M-1
Monticello: pavilions (study plans), 1 page, 1768-1770. N36; K14.
Box S-1
Monticello: dining room (plan), 1 page, 1768-1770. N37;
K15.Box S-1
Monticello: stone house (slave quarters), 1 sheet, 2 pages, September 1770.
N38;
K16. Reminder: physically associated with N55Box S-1
Monticello: stone house (study plan), 1 page, September 1770. N39; K17.
Box M-1
Monticello: 1st version (study plan), 1 page, 1768-1770. N40; K18.
Large
Monticello: 1st version (elevation study), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1768-1770.
N41;
K19.Reminder: physically associated with N72Large
Monticello: exterior doors (study), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1770. N42; K20.
Reminder: physically associated with N43Large
Monticello: cellars (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably from 1770. N43; K21;
M27. Reminder: physically associated with N42Large
Monticello: cellar floor (plan),1 sheet, 2 pages probably early 1771. N44;
K22. Box M-1
Monticello: 1st version (elevation), 1 page, probably before March 1771.
N48;
K23. Large
Monticello: 1st floor of 1st version (plan), 1 page, probably before March
1771. N49; K24. Box S-1
Monticello: main stairs, 1 page, probably 1771. N50; K25.
Box S-1
Monticello: main stairs, 1 page, probably 1771. N51; K26.
Box S-1
Monticello: 2nd version (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1770 and
early 1771. N52; K27.
Reminder: physically associated with N53Box S-1
Monticello: 2nd version (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1770 and
early 1771. N53; K28.
Reminder: physically associated with N52Box S-1
Monticello: 2nd version (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1770 and
early 1771. N54; K29. Box S-1
Monticello: dependencies (study plans), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1771 or 1772.
N55;
K30. Reminder: physically associated with N38Large
Monticello: dependencies (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages before 4 August 1772.
N56; K31. Large
Monticello: 1st floor and dependencies (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages before 4
August 1772. N57; K32. Box M-1
Monticello: dependencies (cross-section), 1 sheet, 2 pages, before 4 August
1772. N60; K33. Box S-1
Monticello: mountaintop layout (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, before May 1768.
N61;
K34.Reminder: physically associated with N34Box S-1
Monticello: garden temple, 1 page, circa 1779-1781. N62; K35.
Box S-1
Monticello: garden temple, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N63; K36.
Box S-1
Monticello: garden temple, 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1770-1771. N64; K37.
Box M-1
Monticello: observation tower, 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1771. N65; K38.
Box M-1
Monticello: observation tower, 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1771. N66; K39.
Box S-1
Monticello: chinese lattice gate, 1 page, 1771. N67; K39a.
Box M-1
Monticello: moldings, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1775]. N68; K39b. Large
Monticello: architectural detail (external lower order), 1 sheet, 2 pages,
[1775]. N69; K40.Reminder: physically associated with N70Large
Monticello: architectural detail (external entablature), 1 sheet, 2
pages,[1775]. N70;
K41.Reminder: physically associated with N69Large
Monticello: arch. detail (external upper order), 1 page, 1775. N71; K42.
Large
Monticello: arch. details (dining room), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1775 or later.
N72;
K43. Reminder: physically associated with N41Large
Monticello: dining room cornice (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1775 or
later. N73; K44. Reminder: physically associated with N74Large
Monticello: dining room cornice (elevation), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1775 or
later. N74; K45.Reminder: physically associated with N73Large
Monticello: arch. detail (study), 1 page, 1775 or later. N75;
K46.Large
Monticello: arch. detail (study), 1 sheet, 2 pages 1775 or later. N76; K47.
Box M-1
Monticello: arch. detail (window), 1 page, [1775]. N77; K48.
Box S-1
Monticello: stair balusters (details), 1 page, [1775]. N78; K49.
Box S-1
Monticello: dado cap, 1 page, 1775 or later. N79;
K50.Box S-1
Monticello: dado base, 1 page, 1775 or later. N80;
K51.Large
Monticello: arch. detail (chimneys), 1 page, 1775 or later. N81; K52.
Box M-1
Monticello: chimney mold, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1775 or later. N82; K53.
Box M-1
Monticello: pedestal base, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1775 or later. N83; K54.
Box M-1
Monticello: attic framing, 1 page, 1775 or later. N84; K55.
Box S-1
Monticello: outbuildings and garden (early study),1 sheet, 2 pages circa
1776. N85; K55a. Box S-1
Monticello: south and north outhouses, 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1776-1778.
N86; K55b. Box M-1
Monticello: outbuildings and garden (study), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa
1776-1778. N87;
K56.Reminder: physically associated with N88Box M-1
Monticello: outbuildings (notes), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1776-1778.
N88;
K57.Reminder: physically associated with N87Box S-1
Monticello: servants' quarters (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1778. N89;
K58.Box S-1
Monticello: servants' quarters (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1778. N90;
K59. Box S-1
Monticello: ionic portico and dome, 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1778. N91;
K62. Box S-1
Monticello: pigeon house, 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1778. N92; K63.
Box S-2
Monticello: castellated tower, 1 page, [1778]. N93; K64.
Box M-1
Monticello: arch. detail (columns for temples), 1 page, 1776-1778. N94; K65.
Box M-1
Monticello: arch. detail (columns for temples), 1 page, 1776-1778. N95;
K66.Box M-1
Monticello: arch. detail (porticos), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1776-1778. N96; K67.
Monticello: building notebook, 52 pages, 1770-1778. N97-N121; K69-K92.
Box S-2
Pages 13-14, blank, N108.1Box S-2
Page 18, blank, N111.1Box S-2
Pages 20-38, blank, N112.1Box S-2
Page 40, blank, N113.1Box S-2
Monticello: doric order details, 1 page, [before 1775]. N122;
K93.Box S-2
Monticello: drawing octagons, 1 page, [1771]. N123;
K94.Box S-2
Monticello: fireplaces, 1 page, [1771]. N124; K94a.
Large
Monticello: orchard (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages[1776-1778]. N127; K94b.
Box M-1
Monticello: oval lawn (plat), 1 page, [1778]. N128; K94c.
Box M-1
Monticello: timber zone (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1778]. N129;
K94d.Large
Monticello: timber zone (plat), 1 page, [1778]. N130; K94e.
Box S-2
Monticello: south field (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1778]. N131;
K94f.Box S-2
Monticello: south field (plat), 1 page, [1778]. N132; K94g.
Box M-1
Monticello: building insurance, 1 manuscript sheet attached to a printed
sheet, 2 pages, 1796. N133; K136.Box M-1
Monticello: 1st floor of 2nd version (plan), 1 page, [1796]. N135; K150.
Box M-1
Monticello: house and grounds (study), 1 page, [1785-1789]. N136; K138.
Box S-2
Monticello: 2nd version (study plan), 1 sheet, 2pages, [1794-1795]. N137;
K139. Additional information: drawing made on back of partial letter written in
Italian.Box M-1
Monticello: 2nd version (study), 1 page, [1794-1795]. N138; K140.
Monticello: remodelling notebook, 20 pages, [1794-1797]. N139-146;
K142-149.
Box S-2
Page 15, recto of attachment in place, N145;
K148 Monticello: remodelling notes, 2 sheets, 4 pages, [before 1789]. N147a;
K149a.
Monticello: remodelling notes, 12 pages (originally 16), [begun 1796].
N147b; K149b.
Box S-2
Pages 3-4, blank, Box S-2
Pages 9-10, blank, Box S-2
Monticello: architectural details (dining room), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1803.
N147f; K149f. Box S-2
Monticello: curtains, 1 page, [1803 or earlier]. N147g;
K149g. Box S-2
Monticello: curtains, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [circa 1803]. N147h; K149h.
Box S-2
Monticello: curtains, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [circa 1804]. N147i; K149i.
Box S-2
Monticello: ornaments and mouldings, 1 page, 4 June 1804. N147j;
K149j. Box S-2
Monticello: work memo, 1 page, 24 September 1804. N147k;
K149k. Box S-2
Monticello: work memo, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 24 September 1804. N147l; K149l.
Box S-2
Monticello: work memo, 1 page, 24 September 1804. N147n;
K149n. Box S-2
Monticello: southern piazza sashes, 1 page, 1805. N147o;
K149o. Box S-2
Monticello: venetian blinds, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 24 March 1805. N147p; K149p.
Box S-2
Monticello: venetian blinds, 1 page, [1805]. N147q;
K149q. Box S-2
Monticello: venetian blinds, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1805]. N147r; K149r.
Box S-2
Monticello: venetian blinds, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1805]. N147s; K149s.
Box S-2
Monticello: locks and hinges, 1 page, 3 September 1805. N147t;
K149t. Box S-2
Monticello: work memo, 1 page, 29 September 1805. N147u;
K149u. Box S-2
Monticello: passage arches, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1806. N147w; K149w. Additional note about extent: page 2 includes small attachment.Box S-2
Monticello: copper, 1 page, 20 September 1806. N147x;
K149x. Box S-2
Monticello: pedestal, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1816]. N147y; K149y. Box S-2
Monticello: terrace parapets, 1 sheet, 2 pages, February 1824. N147aa;
K149aa. Box S-2
Monticello: terrace parapets, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1824. N147bb; K149bb.
Box S-2
Monticello: balustrade, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1824. N147cc; K149cc.Box S-2
Monticello: portico and terrace benches, 1 sheet, 2 pages, after 1801.
N147ff; K149ff.Box S-3
Monticello: letter and garden/flowerbeds (layout), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 7 June
1807. N147gg; M15. Box S-3
[Monticello]: furniture (writing desk), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N147hh;
M12. Box S-3
Monticello: outbuilding (study), 1 sheet (fragment), 2 pages, [before
1770]. N147ii. Monticello: furniture inventory, 4 sheets, 8 pages, [after 1826]. N147jj.
Box S-6
Monticello: document [by Alex Garrett] referring to inventory, 1 sheet, 2
pages, 4 October 1826. N147kk; M22. Box S-3
Monticello: lead for sash weights, 1 page, undated. N147ll;
K149ll.Box M-1
Monticello: window jamb (cross-section), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1796]. N148;
K157. Box M-1
Monticello: sectional drawings, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1796]. N149; K151.
Box M-1
Monticello: dependencies (plan), 1 page, [1796]. N150;
K152.Box M-1
Monticello: lodge and greenhouse designs, 1 page, [1796]. N151;
K153.Box M-1
Monticello: roof framing (plan), 1 page, probably 1796-1799. N152; K154.
Box M-1
Monticello: 2nd version (west elevation) by Robert Mills, 1 sheet, 2 pages,
[1803]. N154; K155. Large
Monticello: 2nd version (plan and west elevation), 1 page, [1803]. N155; K156.
Box M-1
Monticello: arch. details (chamber chimney), 1 page, circa 1803. N157;
K160d. Box M-1
Monticello: arch. detail (top of house), 1 page, [1803]. N158; K160e.
Large
Monticello: arch. detail (top of house), 1 page, [1803]. N159;
K160f. Box M-1
Monticello: arch. details (parlour fireplace?), 1 page, circa 1803. N160;
K160g. Box M-1
Monticello: arch. details (parlour door), 1 page, circa 1803. N161;
K160h. Box M-1
Monticello: arch. details (dining room window), 1 page, circa 1803. N162;
K160i. Box M-1
Monticello: arch. details (clock), 1 page, circa 1803. N163;
K160j. Box M-1
Monticello: pedestal base, 1 page, circa 1803. N164;
K160k. Large
Monticello: brick layout of passage windows, 1 page, circa 1803. N165;
K160l. Box M-1
[Monticello]: arch. detail (door), 1 page, probably 1803-1805. N166; K160m.
Box M-1
[Monticello]: parquet design (study), 1 page, [circa 1803]. N167;
K160n.Box S-3
[Monticello]: parquet design (study), 1 page, undated. N168;
K160o. Box S-3
[Monticello]: parquet designs (studies), 1 sheet, 2 pages[circa 1803].
N169; K160p. Box S-3
[Monticello]: pedestal, 1 page, [circa 1803]. N170;
K160q. Monticello: notebook of improvements, 14 pages (pages 6, 8-14 are blank),
1804-1807. N171; K161 and K162.
Box S-2
Monticello: bow window (plan), 1 page, [circa 1805]. N172;
K154a. Large
Monticello: arch. detail (parlor), 1 page, circa 1805. N173; K158.
Box M-2
Monticello: entablature modillion, 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1805. N174;
K159. Large
Monticello: arch. detail (hall), 1 page, circa 1805. N175; K160.
Large
Monticello: arch. detail (north bow),1 sheet, 2 pages circa 1805. N176;
K160a. Large
Monticello: arch. detail (dome room), 1 sheet, 2 pages circa 1805. N177;
K160b. Box M-2
Monticello: dining room arch, 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1805. N178; K160c.
Box S-3
[Monticello]: garden pavilion, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. N181; K163.
Monticello: garden pavilions and notes on styles of architecture (removed
from farm book), 2 sheets, 3 pages, circa 1807-1809. N182; K164.
Box S-3
Monticello: tuscan monopteros, 1 sheet, 2 pages 1804 or later. N183; K164a.
Box S-3
Monticello: temple or portico, 1 page, 1807. N184; K165.
Box S-3
Monticello: north outchamber (plan), 1 page, circa 1803. N185; K166.
Box M-2
Monticello: north outchamber (plan), 1 page, circa 1803. N186; K167.
Box M-2
Monticello: tuscan base and capital, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N189.
Box S-3
Monticello: column, with notes, 1 page, undated. N190.
Box M-2
Monticello: Albemarle lands (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1788-1793.
N193; K167a.Box M-2
Monticello: east roads and fields (plat), 1 page, 15 October 1793. N194;
K167b. Box M-2
Monticello: east fields (plat), 1 page, probably from 1793. N195;
K167c. Monticello: survey notes, 20 pages, 1793-1795. N196; K167d.
Monticello: survey notes, Folio, 4 pages 1800. N198; K167g.
Box S-3
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, [circa 1803]. N199;
K167e. Box S-3
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, [circa 1803]. N200;
K167f. Box M-2
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, circa 1803. N201;
K167h. Monticello: survey notes, Folio, 3 pages, (1 additional blank page), 1806.
N203; K167i.
Box M-2
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, 1806. N204; K167j.
Box M-2
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1806. N205; K167k.
Box M-2
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, 1806. N206; K167l.
Box M-2
Monticello: Monticello-Montalto road (plat), 1 page, 1806. N207; K167m.
Box M-2
Monticello: thoroughfare (plat), 1 page, 1806. N208; K167n.
Box M-2
Monticello: estate lands (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1806. N209;
K168.Box S-3
Monticello: surveyed lands (plats), 1 sheet, 2 pages 1809. N212;
K168a.Monticello: survey notes, 2 attached sheets (4 pages)1809. N213; K168b.
Box M-2
Monticello: 4th roundabout (plat), 1 page, 1808-1809. N214; K168c.
Box M-2
Monticello: 3rd roundabout (plat), 1 page, 1808-1809. N215; K168d.
Box M-2
Monticello: 2nd roundabout (plat), 1 page, 1808-1809. N216; K168e.
Box M-2
Monticello: Pasture and Belfield (plat), 1 page, 1808-1809. N217; K168f.
Box M-2
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, 1808-1809. N218; K168g.
Box S-3
Monticello: courses to spring (plat),1 page,1808-1809. N219;
K168h. Box S-3
Monticello: 2nd roundabout and mulberry row (plat),1 page,1808-1809.
N220; K168i. Box S-3
Monticello: park (plat),1 page,1808-1809. N221; K168j.
Box S-3
Monticello: Belfield (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages,1808-1809. N222;
K168k.Large
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages 1808-1809. N223; K168l.
Box S-3
Monticello: re: 1808-9 surveys,1 sheet, 2 pages,1808-1809. N224;
K168m.Box M-2
Monticello: mountaintop (plat), 1 page, 1809. N225; K169.
Monticello: survey notes, 8 pages,1808. N226; K169a.
Box M-2
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, 1808. N227; K169b.
Box S-3
Monticello: survey notes,1 sheet, 2 pages,1808. N228; K169c.Monticello: survey notes, 2 pages, 2 additional blank pages, begun 31
January 1810. N229; K169d.
Box S-3
Monticello: re: crop rotation,1 page,undated. N230;
K169e. Box S-3
Monticello: roundabout and labyrinth, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N231;
K169f. Monticello: survey notes, 4 pages (2 and 4 are blank), undated. N232;
K169g.
Box M-2
Monticello: south field (plat), 1 page, undated. N233; K169h.
Box S-3
Monticello: orchard and vineyard (plat),1 page,undated. N234;
K169i. Box S-3
Monticello: Riverfield (plat),1 page,undated. N235; K169j.
Box S-4
Monticello: surveyed land (plat), 1 page, undated. N236; K169k.
Box S-4
Monticello: field (plat), 1 page, undated. N237;
K169l. Box S-4
Monticello: mountain profile, 1 page, undated. N238; K169m.
Box M-3
Monticello: Northeast lawn/garden (plat), 1 page, after 1803. N528; M14.
Box S-5
Monticello: icehouse, coachrooms, etc., 1 page, undated. N540; M3.
Nelson County
Box S-4
[Nelson County]: prison cost estimate, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1823. N239; K215a.
New York
Box M-2
New York: house (study plans), 1 page, 1790. N244; K121.
Objects
Box M-3
Objects: mech. device, 1 page, undated. M24.
Box M-3
Objects: nail cutting machine, 1 page, 1801. M29.
Box S-6
Objects: anemometer, 1 page, undated. MHi4.
Box S-6
Objects: moldboard, 1 page, undated. MHi5.
Objects: moldboard description, 4 pages, undated. MHi6.
Box S-6
Objects: hominy beater and hemp break, 2 pages, undated. MHi7. Box S-6
Objects: furniture (marble table), 1 page, undated. MHi8.
Box S-6
Objects: tableware crates, 1 page, undated. MHi9.
Box S-6
Objects: carriage spring, 1 page, undated. MHi16.
Box S-6
Objects: carriage springs, 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. MHi17.Box S-6
Objects: perpetual motion machine, 1 page, 1812.
MHi23.Box M-3
Objects: coiled spring, 1 page, undated. MHi24.
Box M-3
Objects: assorted sketches and calculations, 1 page, undated. MHi29.
Box S-6
Objects: furniture (chair), 1 page, 19 July 1800. Drawing in letter
(retained copy) from Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 19 July 1800, 1 page with
1 endorsement page. MHi30.
Box M-3
Objects: bar/handle, 1 page, [circa 1806]. N428;
K231f.Box S-4
Objects: timber sizes, 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1809-1810. N429;
K197d.Box M-3
Objects: vase/baluster (template), 1 page, [circa 1778]. N432; K231i.
Box S-4
Objects: goblet profile, 1 page, [circa 1794-1796]. N443; K231j.
Box S-4
Objects: goblet profiles, 1 page, [circa 1794-1796]. N444; K231k.
Box S-5
Objects: furniture (3-tiered stand), 1 page, undated. N498; K231d.
Box S-5
Objects: iron strap, 1 page, [circa 1778]. N500;
K231h. Box S-5
Objects: furniture (extension table), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N501;
K231e.Box M-3
Objects: urn, 1 page, [circa 1794-1796]. N507;
K231l. Box M-3
Objects: desk and dresser, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N531;
M9(1).Box M-3
Objects: desk and dresser, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N531; M9(2).
Box S-5
Objects: carriage body, 1 page, undated. N533; M1.
Box S-5
Objects: carriage body, 1 page, undated. N533; M2.
Box M-3
Objects: carriage, 1 page, undated. N534; M11.
Box S-5
Objects: carriage/phaeton, 1 page, undated. N535; M13.
Box M-3
Objects: [globe base], 1 page, undated. N551; M23.
Box S-5
Objects: [sun gauge], 1 page, undated. N552;
M20. Box M-3
Objects: [sun gauge], 1 page, undated. N552;
M25. Box M-3
Objects: carding machine, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N565; M7. Box M-3
Objects: warp winding device, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N565;
M28.Box M-3
Objects: steam engine, 1 page, undated. N566;
M16. Box S-5
Objects: anemoscope/anemometer, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N566;
M17.Box S-5
Objects: various idea sketches, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N567;
M6.Box M-3
Objects: beam cross section, 1 page, undated. N568; M5.
Box M-3
Objects: compartmentalized box, 1 page, undated. N569; M26.
Box S-5
Objects: book press, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N570. Box S-5
Objects: fireplace, 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N571; M19.
Box S-5
Objects: [cast iron cubes], 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N572; M21.
Box S-5
Objects: apple mill and press, 1 page, undated. N573.
Box S-5
Objects: portable copying press, 1 page, undated. N575; M18.
Paris
Box S-4
Paris: Cul-de-sac Tetebout (plan), 1 page, 1785. N245;
K118a.Box M-2
Paris: Hotel de Langeac (study plan), 1 page, 1785. N248;
K118.Philadelphia
Box S-4
Philadelphia: stables, railing, and latch, 1 sheet, 2 pages, [probably
1778]. N249; K60. Box S-4
Philadelphia: latch, stalls, cart, and doors, 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably
1778. N250; K61.Box S-4
Philadelphia: house (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [1793]. N251;
K120.Box M-2
Philadelphia: house (study plan), 1 page, 1790. N252;
K124.Box M-2
Philadelphia: house (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1790. N253; K122.
Box M-2
Philadelphia: house (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1790. N254; K123.
Poplar Forest
Box S-6
Poplar Forest: 903-acre tract (plat), 1 sheet, 2 pages undated. MHi1.
Box S-6
Poplar Forest: barn (study plan), 1 page, undated. MHi2.
Box S-4
Poplar Forest: house (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, before 1806. N256;
K185. Box M-2
Poplar Forest: house (study plan), 1 page, "before 1806, probably before
1804". N257; K186.Box S-4
Poplar Forest: house (study plan), 1 page, before 1806. N258; K187.
Box S-4
Poplar Forest: house (study plan), 1 page, before 1806. N259; K188.
Box S-4
Poplar Forest: house (early plan), 1 page, before 1804. N260; K193.
Box M-2
Poplar Forest: dependencies (plan), 1 page, circa 1805. N261; K196.
Box M-2
Poplar Forest: kitchens (plan), 1 page, circa 1805. N264;
K197.Box M-2
Poplar Forest: kitchens (plan), 1 page, [circa 1805]. N264a;
K197a. Richmond
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (plan), 1 page, 1785. N272; K109.
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (plan), 1 page, 1785. N273; K110.
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (plan), 1 page, 1785. N274; K111.
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (plan), 1 page, 1785. N275; K112.
Large
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (study plans), 1 page, 1785. N276; K113.
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (side elevation), 1 page, 1785. N277; K114.
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (side elevation), 1 page, 1785. N278; K115.
Box M-2
Richmond: Virginia Capitol (end elevation), 1 page, 1785. N279; K116.
Box S-4
Richmond: Governor's House (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1780. N283;
K104. Box S-4
Richmond: Governor's House (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, circa 1780.
N284; K105.Box S-4
Richmond: Governor's House (study plan), 1 page, probably 1779. N285; K101.
Box S-4
Richmond: Hall of Justice (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, [probably summer 1780].
N287; K106.Box S-4
Richmond: McRae House (plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, undated. N288;
K198.Box S-4
Richmond: McRae House (plan), 1 page, undated. N289; K199.
Box S-4
Richmond: McRae House (plan), 1 page, undated. N290; K200.
Box M-2
Richmond: McRae House (plan), 1 page, undated. N291; K201.
Box S-4
[Richmond: McRae House] (plan), 1 page, [1809]. N292; K202.
Large
Richmond: town layout (plan), 1 page, Spring 1780 or before. N293; K102.
Box S-4
Richmond: Shockoe Hill (plan), 1 page, not later than Spring 1780. N294; K103.
Shadwell
Box S-4
[Shadwell]: house (study plan), 1 page, [circa 1800]. N296; K141.
Tufton
Box M-2
Tufton: barn (plan), 1 page, circa 1810-1814. N297;
K197c. Tufton and Lego
Box M-2
Tufton and Lego: barns (studies), 1 page, circa 1810-1814. N298;
K197b. University of Virginia
Box S-4
University of Virginia: Hotels B and E (study plans), 1 page, circa 1817 or
before. N301; K207.
Created title based on re-identification of this item by Joseph Michael
Lasala in his thesis, Thomas Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia,
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia, 1992.Box M-2
University of Virginia: Pavilion III (study), 1 page, 1817. N302; K211.
Box M-2
University of Virginia: Pavilion VIII (plan), 1 page, 1819. N319; K209.
Created title based on re-identification of this item by Joseph Michael
Lasala in his thesis, Thomas Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia,
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia, 1992.Box M-2
University of Virginia: Pavilion VIII (notes), 1 page, 1819. N320; K210.
Box S-4
University of Virginia: Pavilion VI (study plan), 1 page, 1819. N323; K208.
Box S-4
University of Virginia: Pavilion VIII (study plan), 1 page, circa 1820.
N334. Box S-4
University of Virginia: dormitory, 1 page, circa 1817. N406; K176.
Box S-4
University of Virginia: lunette window, 1 page, undated. N438;
K231c. Created title based on re-identification of this item by Joseph Michael
Lasala in his thesis, Thomas Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia,
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia, 1992.Washington
Washington: Capitol (study plan and elevation), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1792.
N387; K132.
Washington: Capitol (studies), 1 sheets, 2 pages (1 additional sheet,
blank) , [1792]. N388.
Box M-2
Washington: Capitol (study), 1 sheet, 1 page , [1792]. N388.
Large
Washington: Capitol (plan), 1 page, 1796-1803. N389;
K132a. Box S-4
"Washington: Capitol, east front (plan)", 1 page, [1806]. N391; K180a.
Large
Washington: President's House (plan), 1 page, 1792. N396; K179.
Large
Washington: President's House (study plans), 1 page, 1792. N397; K125.
Large
Washington: President's House (elevation), 1 page, 1792. N398; K126.
Box M-2
Washington: President's House (colonnades), 1 sheet, 2 pages, (1 sheet
includes N402 on one side, and N404 on the other side), 1805. N402; K178.
Reminder: physically associated with N404Box M-2
Washington: President's House (study plan), 1 page, 1792. N403; K131.
Box M-2
Washington: President's House (offices), 1 sheet, 2 pages, (1 sheet
includes N402 on one side, and N404 on the other side), Probably 1805. N404; K177.
Reminder: physically associated with N402Large
Washington: President's House dependencies (plan), 1 page, probably 1804.
N405; K175. Large
[Washington]: rotunda house (plan and elevation), 1 page, 1803. N411; K181.
Washington: treasury office (elevation), 1 sheet, 2 pages 1796-1797. N414;
K180.
Williamsburg
Box S-4
Williamsburg: Governor's Palace (plan), 1 page, [1768]; or 1779-1781.
N422; K95. Box S-4
Williamsburg: Governor's Palace (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1779-1781.
N423; K96. Reminder: physically associated with N424Box S-4
Williamsburg: Governor's Palace (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1779-1781.
N424; K97. Reminder: physically associated with N423Box S-4
Williamsburg: Governor's Palace (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1779-1781.
N425; K98. Reminder: physically associated with N426Box S-4
Williamsburg: Governor's Palace (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, 1779-1781.
N426; K99. Reminder: physically associated with N425Box M-3
Williamsburg: Governor's Palace (study plan), 1 page, 1779-1781. N427; K100.
Preferred Citation
Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts
Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
ABIGAIL,
the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should
search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818.
Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, 1759-1838.
Eppes, Maria, 1778-1804.
Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Farm
book.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Garden
book.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Notes on the state
of Virginia.
Ko'sciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817.
Madison, James, 1751-1836.
Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
Randolph, Martha Jefferson,
1772-1836.
Wythe, George, 1726-1806.
Organizations:
Monticello (Va.).
Poplar Forest (Va.).
Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828).
Shadwell (Va.).
United States. President (1801-1809 :
Jefferson).
Subjects:
Account books--1783-1890.
Agriculture--Virginia.
Architectural drawing--18th century.
Embargo, 1807-1809.
Family history--1750-1799.
Family history--1800-1849.
Plantations--Virginia.
United States--Politics and
government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and
government--1783-1809.
Virginia--History.
Virginia--Politics and government.