1From Thomas Jefferson to John Perry, 15 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am willing you should go on with the roof of the S.E. offices doing it as you propose to the far end of the Smoke house compleatly first. then, while you are about the residue, the families in it can live in the Wash house & kitchen, till their own apartments are done again. the ridges of that roof must be shingled, as the planks with which they were done in the other wing trough, split, &...
2From Thomas Jefferson to John Perry, 11 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In the beginning of January I remitted you 100. D. and the like sum in the beginning of this month. mr Craven has also furnished you some things debited to me, the amount not known to me. last night I recieved from mr Crump 4-orders for between 3. & 400. Dollars paiable monthly. these I have declined assuming; because altho’ it is my purpose to continue paying for you monthly as usual, yet...
3From Thomas Jefferson to John Perry, 29 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The floor at Poplar forest being intended for an under floor must be laid with oak. poplar would not hold the nails, and pine is too distant & dear. all the floors in Europe are of oak. so are the decks of ships. good nailing will secure it against warping. perhaps it may be easier done in herring bone, as the hall floor at Monticello was. in that case your sleepers should be but 14. I. from...
4From Thomas Jefferson to John Perry, 12 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Tomorrow I shall remit for you to mr Bacon 100. D. in recovering the passage of the S.E. offices, (which I believe is now covered with shingles on laths) the shingles are to be taken carefully off, leaving the laths, then nail on them a coat of perpendicular sheeting, and shingle on that. I wish this to be done immediately. I present you my salutations. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
5From Thomas Jefferson to John Perry, 23 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you an order on Gibson & Jefferson in Richmond for 800. D. which I hope you will be able to draw from thence. I do not know how this will leave the state of our accounts, but whatever balance may be due from me after that, must be unpaid for a considerable time, probably a year, as the state of my affairs on winding up here will put it out of my power to make any other paiment...
6From Thomas Jefferson to John Perry, 8 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Memorandum that it is agreed by John M Perry that he will sell to the University certain lands of his lying between the two tracts of the University according to lines proposed by Th: Jefferson and drawn on a plat, containing probably somewhere about 100. acres, & the sd Thomas agrees that he will use his best endeavors to engage the Visitors to pay to the sd John 3000.D. so soon as the money...