Papers, 1856-1892, 1856-1860.

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Papers, 1856-1892, 1856-1860.

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The volume constituting the bulk of these papers, "Plans for Heating & Ventilating the Capitol of the United States, the General Post Office, and the University of Virginia," contains salted paper prints. It includes floor plans, elevations, and diagrams of the heating and plumbing of the buildings in the title and the Washington Aqueduct and the Patent Office; pictures of the exterior of the Capitol at various stages of construction; exteriors of other Washington, D.C. government buildings; and portraits of Meigs and two other men. An envelope containing salted paper prints of 26 stereographs is attached to the back cover. The stereographs are identical to the pictures of the Capitol and portraits of Meigs and the other men found in the volume. An 1864 letter from Meigs to Brigadier General M.R. Patrick about employing a firm to make drawings of military buildings is also held. Also included is a letter from Meigs dated 1878 in which he describes one of his inventions, a lamp with a reflector. Seven drawings contained in the letter portray the lamp and its dimensions. Finally, there are newspaper clippings: Meigs' obituary and an article about his estate. Meigs left part of his belongings to the National Museum.

1 v. (207 p., some blank + 29 inclusions) : ill. ; 40 cm.

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Patrick, M. R.

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