1From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 16 August 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 25th. since which I have to acknolege the reciept of yours of July 29. mr Barnes informs me that on the 5th. inst. he shipped for me on board the Schooner Sophia from Philadelphia a box containing 3. pair of glass doors, which be pleased to forward by water , when the condition of the river shall admit the Milton boats to go down. in the mean time be so good as to send...
2From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 5 April 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of your favors of Mar. 26. & Apr. 1. and to thank you for the speedy effect given to my draught in favor of mr Richardson. 4. hhds of my tobo. left this yesterday. there are still 9. to go. they will make between 19 & 20,000. I am not in the least alarmed with the late [decline here?] on the price of tobo. this is not an article which is up one day & down the...
3From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 14 October 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
By this post I forward the papers in the dispute between mr Ross & my [self] to Dr. Currie, who [has] agreed to be the [depository] of them. as I made paiments in money for a tobo. debt, I am entitled to have them converted into tobo. at the Cash price at which […] [I had purchased and inspected] tobo. on the 1st. of Jan. […] [and] […] [the prices] stated to me in your letter mr Rutherford...
4From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 7 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 4th. that I should have a sum of money sent on about the 11th. to cover your advance for mr Randolph: but yesterday I recieved a letter from him mentioning that mr Picket had agreed to recieve the money in New York, and that the whole sum would be 2300. D. I find that about 400. D. for which I had given mr Barnes an order on the James river co. did not remain with you as I...
5From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 8 June 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of [June 3.] came to hand yesterday. I mentioned in a [ recent letter ] that I had [written to] Philadelphia & N. York to enquire the prospect of selling my tobo. from Philadelphia my advice is discouraging. but from N. York [I found] […] [of a much] better price than is to be had at Richmond, but […] to [send] 10. hogsheads at first as an experiment. we have therefore concluded...
6From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 12 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of Jan. 26. & 31. came safely to hand. what you decided on the subject of the molasses was according to my wish, and I would only desire my former order on that subject to be complied with in the event of it’s falling to the price then mentioned. I expect by this time you will have recieved 3. tons of half crown rod from Monticello, which I return to mr Roberts as unfit for my use....
7From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 15 April 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
A little before I left home I recieved a letter from mr James Brown with his account against mr Short, of which I now inclose you a copy balance in favr. of mr Short £81—13—11 with interest. I should state it thus however. James Brown in account Dr. with William Short. Cr. £ s d £ s d 1793. Oct. 3. To cash for mt. on certificates 99–5–9 1793. Oct. 3 } By sundry fees paid between these...
8From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 4 December 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day drawn on you in favor of Dabney Carr for [fifty] dollars. tho’ as far as I am possessed of our account there would [be funds?] in your hands sufficient to cover this, [but?] there are some articles of [expences &c] paid by you for me which probably [may make] this an over draught. [if therefore] you will be so good as to make a statement of our accounts and [paiments] so as to...
9From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 15 June 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 10. came to hand yesterday. at the same time a mr Goode called on me, a young man living in Richmond & in mr Ross’s employ, who told me that the day before he left Richmond tobo. was got up to 56/ cash, and that mr Gallego had given that on that day, say June 9. he was positive but whether quite exact or not if there be a prospect of it’s getting up to 10. D. we had better...
10From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 19 April 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
An opportunity occurs of immediately disposing of what ready money can be a raised for mr Short, to great advantage. be so good therefore as to settle without delay the balance with mr Brown & remit it to mr Barnes. I repeat that if any future discoveries of just charges can be made I will undertake that they be repaid. I am with great esteem Dear Sir Your friend & servt PrC ( DLC : Short...
11From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 21 February 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 6th. since which I have recieved your’s of the 5th. being indebted to mr Lyon the printer 10. Dollars, and perhaps something more for his magazines, I have desired him to call on you for paiment, which I pray you to make him. I put the letter to him under your cover, lest a letter from me to him might excite the officious notice of the post office. I forwarded to mr Randolph...
12From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 13 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to the arrangement expressed in my letter of the 9th. inst. I did on the 11th. inclose you one thousand dollars, and now inclose 400. Dol. more in notes of the banks of the US. & Pennsylva, to be applied to the credit of mr Randolph for your advances on his behalf. I am Dear Sir Your friend & servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. George Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso.
13From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 7 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 31st. ult. since which yours of the 29th. is come to hand, as also a letter from mr B. Clarke my manager at Poplar Forest giving me a statement of the weights of my tobacco there, of which I inclose you a copy. there are 20. hhds. averaging 1509½ lb making in the whole 30,190. I rely on Clarke’s diligence that it will be down with you by the first opportunity.—I shall...
14From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 19 December 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I hardly expected to have addressed you again from this place, where I have been detained much beyond my calculation. I am just now on my departure. In my last I desired some bottles (3. gross) & 6 gross of corks to be forwarded when there should be boats coming up. part of my nailrod is still to come also. as I understand that molasses is become cheap, say as low as 2/[6]. I would be glad to...
15From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 6 February 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I mentioned in a former letter that 3. tons of nail rod, too large for my use, would be brought down from Monticello, & desired you to hold it till I could get mr Roberts’s order to whom it should be delivered in Richmond to his use. he now authorises me to have it delivered to Joseph Anthony, merchant in Richmond. I will ask the favor of you to do this, if the rod is come down, & to send me...
16From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 8 November 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
As soon as mr Pollard will give a form for the power of attorney [I sh]all be glad to send you one on behalf of mr Short; as I wish his interest to be represented at the meetings. Mr Short owned 1000. as. of green sea land in Norfolk county granted [to] him by patent Dec. 10. 1784. it is but lately I know of this. having [written] to Colo. T. Newton to learn on what footing it stood as to the...
17From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 4 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 24th. is recieved. I this afternoon recieved a letter from mr Randolph informing me you had been so kind as to step in between him & the agent of Leroy & Bayard, & by advancing the sum necessary, to prevent the sale of his land: and he wishes me to do what I can to prevent inconvenience to you till his tobacco instalments can come in. knowing nothing of the amount of the sum...
18From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, [12] February 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 5th. is this moment come to hand. I learn from home that 69. faggots of rod were sent from thence. I hope they will be safely delivered to you, as it would be very inconvenient to me to advance cash in lieu of them. I have written 4. different letters to mr Eppes & my daughter , by post to Petersburg, and not one has been recieved. I therefore take the liberty of inclosing one...
19From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 20 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
According to former assurances I now inclose you four hundred and seventy dollars in Pennsylvania bank bills, which with the two sums of 1000. and 400. before sent , make up the sum of 1870. D. being as near as we could come to the 1868.79 advanced by your friendship for mr Randolph, and which this is to replace. your favor of the 11th. was recieved yesterday. I am properly sensible of the...
20From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 19 August 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of the 16th. I omitted to desire you to send me 200. [℔ ] of the best brown sugar. there is a white Havanna sugar, in powder, a little dearer than common brown which I should prefer; or one half of that, & half of good brown. this may be sent by a waggon either to mr Higginbotham at Milton or Colo. Bell at Charlottesville who will pay the transportation. we are in immediate want...
21From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 28 November 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
[…] distrust of [this] post office, induces me to put [these letters] […] to you [but] I desire that they may be delivered to […] on the [moment] of their arrival in Richmond, as their [whole importance is in] their being re[ceived before] the meeting of the house of delegates. will you be so good as to send me by the first b[oats] 3. gross of [bottles] & 6. gross of the best corks I am Dear...
22From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 14 October 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
In the year 1774 (before a shilling of paper money had issued) I sold about […] acres of land in [Cumber]land & Bedford to pay my part of a debt of mr Wayles to Farrel & Jones. I offered the bonds to their agent immediately but he refused to take them. the money was paid to me in 79. 80. &c. I [then carried it] to the treasury as the laws pressed on all to do who owed money to British...
23From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 9 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Randolph’s second letter of Feb. 27. directing the money you were to advance to be repaid at N. York at 30. days, I had omitted the discounting day, supposing I had time at command. his letter of Mar. 1. informing me that Picket had retracted, & that you had actually paid the cash, arrived yesterday (Saturday) afternoon. it is therefore now impossible to remit till Wednesday morning the...
24From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 17 October 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Having occasion to write to the exr or admr of the late Benj. Harrison and ignorant who it is, I take the liberty of inclosing you the letter and asking you to enquire, and to direct & have it delivered to the proper person. Being about to write to mr Short I wish to inform him What is the present price at market of Jas. river Canal shares? when it is expected that the partners will begin to...
25From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 24 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 16th. my proposition was meant exactly as you supposed, to sell my tobo. for the highest price which shall be given before Oct. 1. on a credit not longer than the purchaser will have for mine. as to it’s being the highest price given on James river or at Richmond , I did not suppose it made a difference. I presume so high a price is given at Richmond as...
26From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 18 April 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege your several favors of Mar. 18 & 26. and Apr. 1. & 8. the contents of which have been attended to. the corks by mr Richardson are received, & the packages by the little Jim are said to have arrived at Milton last night with some of Dr. Bache’s goods. since my last 4. hhds of my tobo. from this place have gone down. we began to be under great apprehension (and there is...
27Enclosure: Tobacco Statement, 7 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
No. 95. 131. 1527. 96. 131. 1546. 100. 131. 1569. 101. 131. 1607 177 131. 1425 186. 131. 1615 217
28From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 6 September 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to ask the favor of you to call on mr John Thompson Callender & pay him the sum of 50. Dollars on account of books of which he is advised in the within letter, and you will oblige Dear Sir Your friend & servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “50. Doll.” and “[Mr]. George Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso. Enclosure: TJ to Callender, 6 Sep. 1799 .
29From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 26 February 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Since the date of my last letter I have entered into an engagement which will render it necessary that I should recieve the proceeds of my tobo. on the 1st. of September. the sale must therefore be made on a credit not exceeding that time. I set out from hence in three days. I am Dear Sir Your affectionate friend PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. George Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ in ink on...
30From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 11 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to what I informed you in my letter of the 9th. inst. I now inclose you one thousand dollars in bills of the banks of Pennsylvania & the United States, on account of the advances you have made for mr Randolph to mr Picket. the residue shall follow according to what is mentioned in the same letter. I am Dr. Sir Your friend & servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. George Jefferson.”