Clérisseau’s Account of Expenditures for Architectural Plans, &c., 2 June 1786
Clérisseau’s Account of Expenditures for Architectural Plans, &c.
Deboursé pour Monsieur Jeferson
| Les plans de prisons, Coupe et elevation | 2 Louis |
| Les plans du model, premier et Rez de chaussé | 2 Louis |
| L’elevation de la facade | 2 Louis |
| Elevation Laterale | 2 Louis |
| Les antiquités de nismes | 3 Louis |
| Toutes les mesures et profil lexecution du model | 1 Louis |
| 12 Louis |
Il faut observer que tous ces dessins ont eté obligé destre fait deux fois avant de les dessiner proprement.
MS (Vi); in Clérisseau’s hand; addressed: “rue Peri [Berry] a la grille de chajot.”; without date, which has been supplied from internal evidence; at foot of text: “I do Certify that the above Account Amounted to 288 Livers 9 dec. 89. Jh. Latil”
On 2 June 1786 TJ made the following entry in his Account Book: “pd. Clerissault for a book 72f. pd. do. for plans for state of Virginia 288f.” When he submitted his accounts to the State of Virginia on 9 Dec. 1789 he included the following item: “1786 June 2. pd Clerissault for his assistants in drawing the plans of Capitol & Prison 288.0.”