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N 255 - Poplar Forest: survey and floor plan [MSS 564, TB 7] Oversize_Flat_File_Folder 1

Undated plat by T. J. of Poplar Forest tract shows boundaries, roads, existing and proposed buildings; floor plan of house on verso, rooms designated in Anglo-Saxon. 2 pp. (note: see N 269 for missing section). 1 item. ink on paper.

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  2. The University of Virginia Jefferson Papers
  3. Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings

N 268 - Poplar Forest papers [MSS 564, TB 1136] Folder 1811

Deeds, surveys, plats, field notes, memoranda, some relating to a land dispute that involved one of the abutting property owners searching all early patents and surveys in the neighborhood, some dating from 1762. In 1811 also, Jefferson was engaged in road building and other extensive improvement on his Poplar Forest tract. Some of the documents are mathematical calculations and field notes, others are elaborately certified surveys. 66 items.

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  2. The University of Virginia Jefferson Papers
  3. Miscellaneous and Other Oversized Materials

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