The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography . eale. Washington, Nov. 17, Sir :— I received last night your favor of the 14th. I continueextremely satisfied with. the facility of writing with thenew Polygraph. Mr. Hawkins box may be considerablyimproved in its form. Instead of having it in the form Fig. 1, the upper bed should onthe hinge side, be beveled offat through its whole length(from west to east). Thenwhen you wish to use it, notfor copying, but as a commonwriting desk, the gallows re-mains in its horizontal posi-tion as a protection to the ma-chinery and is more o
The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography . eale. Washington, Nov. 17, Sir :— I received last night your favor of the 14th. I continueextremely satisfied with. the facility of writing with thenew Polygraph. Mr. Hawkins box may be considerablyimproved in its form. Instead of having it in the form Fig. 1, the upper bed should onthe hinge side, be beveled offat through its whole length(from west to east). Thenwhen you wish to use it, notfor copying, but as a commonwriting desk, the gallows re-mains in its horizontal posi-tion as a protection to the ma-chinery and is more out ofyour way, & the lid opens before you and presents aninclined plane for writing on with a free pen as in Fig. you want to copy it lies as in Fig. 3. In this casethe long linked hinges must be left off. Indeed they arealways useless and in the way. If the one you are makingfor me isnt too far advanced, I should like to have itmade in this way. I have taken off the long hinges ofthe one I have, and unscrewed the other hinges from the. Thomas Jefferson to Charles VTillson Peak, 1796-1825. 153 lid, and without beveling it, have used & continue to use itin the way I propose, & find it much more agreeable whenI am not using the copying machinery, which is full halfmy time; so that I recommend this on experience. Acceptaffectionate salutations. .Thomas Jefferson.
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