Thomas Jefferson and the National Capital: Containing Notes and Correspondence exchanged between Jefferson, Washington, L'Enfant, Ellicott, Hallett, Thornton, Latrobe, the Commissioners, and others

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Thomas Jefferson and the National Capital: Containing Notes and Correspondence exchanged between Jefferson, Washington, L'Enfant, Ellicott, Hallett, Thornton, Latrobe, the Commissioners, and others
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WASHINGTON TO JEFFERSON

washington to jefferson

Wednesday, 7 Oclock AM [February 22, 1792.]
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Dear Sir:

The enclosed meets my approbation. Did Walker accord will-
ingly, or reluctantly?

The Plan I think, ought to appear as the Work of L'Enfant.
The one prepared for engraving not doing so, is, I presume, one
cause of his dissatisfaction. If he consents to act upon the condi-
tions proposed, and can point out any radical defects, or others

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to amend which will be a gratification to him, not improper in
themselves, or productive of unnecessary, or too much delay,
had he not better be gratified in the alterations? This, yourself
and Mr. Walker can think of. The Plans of the buildings ought
to come forward immediately for consideration. I think Mr.
Walker said yesterday he (L'Enfant) had been shewing the
different views of them to Mr. Trumbul. Yrs.

[Pp. 482-3, writings of washington, Fitzpatrick, Vol. 31.]

24 Date received, according to the Jefferson Papers in the Library of Congress, Vol. 71, p.
12270.