Report from John Lenthall, 21 May 1803
Report from John Lenthall
Rough Stone & Brick work done to the south wing of
The Capitol from May 16 to 21st
Stone work on the West front, and the return Racks, North end of do, and in the Arches up to the Cellar window sills, on the south front,
about 2314 Cubic feet or 93 perches
Brick Work
7 Beds or soffeits of Reversed Arches, on the South front, prepared with strong Gravel cement, and the Arches turned to support the piers, and 7 smaller do within the larger ones to support the Jambs of the openings containing, together, about 14,000 Bricks
for B H Latrobe
Jno Lenthall
MS (DLC); partially dated; in Lenthall’s hand and signed by him; addressed: “P. U.S.A.”; endorsed by TJ: “Capitol May 21. 1803.”