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Title: Description of the Grammar School, [August 19, 1801]: Electronic Edition.
Author: No Author
Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title.
Text transcribed by Bari Helms
Images scanned by Bari Helms
Text encoded by Brian Dietz
First Edition, 2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 9K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005

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The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text: English
Revision history:
2005-06-27, Brian Dietz finished TEI/XML encoding.
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Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Description of the Grammar School, [August 19, 1801]
Author: No Author
Description: 1 page, 1 page image
Note: Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Description of the Grammar School, [August 19, 1801]
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Description of a Grammar School house intended to be built at the University
Length of the House over walls 30 feet
Breadth of [the House over walls] 20 ft
Heighth of the pitch in the clear 10 feet
One Story high —
Two strong Batton Doors one in the center of the front, the other opposite in the back wall —
With 8 windows of 12 lights each of 10 X 12 common glass — to be placed where the Commissioners shall direct —
Also one brick chimney in each gable — the fire place to be 5 feet wide 2 feet high — the foundation of the chimneys to be of stone to the heighth of 1 foot from the Ground — 2 hearths laid with brick or stone not less than the full width of the chimney & 2 in breadth from the fire place —
The frame to be of good sound substantial scantling, sawed except the heavy pieces and of the kind & dimensions mentioned in the annexed bill & with good heart pine plank weather boarding 8 inches wide & ¾ inch thick & to lap two full inches the plank to be only jointed & beaded & not plained — & put on with 10.d nails —

1550 — 10.d

The Windows and Doors to be cased outside & inside in a plain & workmanlike manner but without ornament —
A plain substantial chimney piece to each chimney, also with out ornament —
One floor below of inch & quarter plank, quartered, plain joints broken — laid with 20.d nails —

600 — 20d

The Roof to be sheeted with inch pine, or ¾ inch Oak plank, & covered with good heart of pine shingles —

    Sheeting 1000. 8.d nails
    Shingling 6000. 6.d [nails]
    Doors & Window Cassing &ex 500. 10.d