3rd It still storms the papers are full of murders from all parts
of the country And Congress is A political hot bed of corruption
And there is danger of its exploding the union I went out
in the rain & visited Jerard College

Jerard College is one of the most splen-
did buildings I ever visited

The general design of the building is that
of A Greek Temple having eight columns
on each end and eleven on each side (counting the cornor columns
both ways) making in all thirty four colums. the columns are 6
feet in diameter 55 feet in higth the bases are 9 feet 3 inch in diame-
ter & 3 feet 2 inch high & the capitals 8 feet 6 inch high, 9 feet 4 inch
wide on the face of the abacus. each shaft is channelled in 24
semicircular flutes. The nett amount of marble in each column
including the base and capital is 1346 cubic feet the weight
103 tons & the cost $12,994. Total cost of the 34 colums
$51976. The exterior of the cella or body of the building measures
111 feet wide 169 feet long & 59 feet 8 inches high. The whole of the
exterior of the building is composed of marble of A variy superior
quality. evry block of marble in the building is set on peaces of
milled lead. The roof is composed of marble tiles 4 1/2 feet long 4 feet
wide 2 3/4 inch thick each tile is 776 lbs. & each saddle 214 lbs. the whole
Number of the tiles in the roof being 2046 and of saddles 2061
the aggragate wait of the tiles & saddles is 906 tons marble chim
ney tops and the cast Iron sky lights Also weigh 20 tons And
the lead & masonery of the gutters 43 1/2 tons making the entire weig
ht of the roof 969 1/2 tons. The building is three stories in high
[t]h the first & second stories are 25 feet from floor to floor & the
third 30 feet in the clear each story is divided as directed by
[t]he will into four rooms 50 feet square in the clear. The outside
walls are 4 feet in thickness the inside 3 feet. Each arch including
[i]ts abutments contains 117,000 brick which together with the marble

floor on top makes the waeight suspended over each room about
350 tons. The stairways are situated in the fore corners of the
building the spaces Allotted to them being each 22 feet 6 inch wide
& 26 feet 6 inch long they are all composed of white marble And are 5 feet
3 inch in width with two landings or quarter paces in each story
the plan on which they are constructed is that of Geometrical
stairs having one end of each step secured in the wall & one edge
resting on the step below. All the stair ways as well as the landings
in the upper stories are finished with rich balustrades of cast
Iron & mahogany rails springing from massy marble Newels.
The cost of these stairways including the balustrades was
$18,500. The following are the materials used in the construction
of the main building

An extract of Stephen Gerard'^s will

"Secondly I enjoin and require that No ecclesiastic missionary or
minister of any sect whatsoever shall ever hold or exercise any station
or duty whatever in the said college; nor shall any such person
ever be admitted for any purpose or as a visitor within the prem
ises appropriated to the purposes of the said college.

Copy of my ticket

Strangers ticket Admit Mr Woodruff to visit the main building
of the Gerard College Jas J. Boswell directer Nov 28^th [18]49

After I visited the college I called upon Col Kane & saw a
sleigh robe presented to him By Dr Bernhisel as A present from
B. Young it contained 7 wolf skins & 10 fox skins got up with
great taste & splendor it was worth $40. I wrote A letter to Mrs
Woodruff

Dec 2nd I preached 3 times to the Saints in Philadelp[hia]
And the spirit of God rested upon me I taught the Saingths
in great plainness I laboured Hard among them. we had
A hard snow storm during the day & night

3rd It still storms. The Papers are full of Murders & mob
in all parts of the country & Congress is A hot bed of
Political corruption And there is danger of its exploding
And destroying the Union