1Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 12 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
By this days Stage I have sent you a Box containing co 7 th & 8 th Ornithology 6 Jefferson s Manual 1 Herodotus 4 vols 1 Southey s Life of Nelson and Sundries for
2Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 16 November 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have run through the Catalogue & find that the amount of Volumes if we include the Edinburg review will amo u nt to Say 6500 which agreeable to the Rule which I have laid down Viz for a folio ten dollars for a Quarto Six Dollars for an Octavo Three Dollars fo r a Duodecimo one Dollar. will Amount to a trifle over $24000 I have not Counted the Edinburg Review in the Number as the Number of...
3Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
your Note of the 1 st Postmarked 7th reached me on monday the 12th I have Ordered the Nautical Almanacs both from Philadelphia and New york to be Sent to you by Mail. By a Calculation that I have made of the weight of the Monticello Library Ten Waggons to Carry 2500 lbs each will be Sufficient for Transporting it to washington If you have not a person Skilled in packing Books they are Liable...
4Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 20 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Esteemed favour of the 27 th u lt post marked Milton March 8 th reached me last week When you have compleated the review of the library I am ready to come & pack the Books. I will have the paper-shavings and wrapping paper ready that they may be Sent on as Soon as I hear that you are Ready— It will be necessary to have the packing cases that Each may Contain about 300 w t (but they need...
5Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on his Library at the Time of Sale, [by 18 April 1815] (Summary) (Jefferson Papers)
[ Ed. Note : TJ probably began preparing these notes after receiving his library catalogue back from Samuel H. Smith on or about 16 Mar. 1815. Work on it was well advanced by 28 Mar., and he completed it no later than 18 Apr. 1815 ( Smith to TJ, 11 Mar. 1815 ; TJ to Joseph Milligan, 28 Mar. 1815 ; TJ to Alexander J. Dallas, 18 Apr. 1815 ). The notes consist of four sections: (1) “Additions to...
6Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 6 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have by the mail which will bring you this Sent you four Copies of the Exposition & c two are for yourself one for Co l Randolph & one for Cap t Carr Cap t Car will pay you for his Copy and I will charge it to your acccount
7Enclosure: Joseph Milligan’s Invoice for Books Bought for Thomas Jefferson, 6 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Joseph Miligan Bot. of William F. Gray 1 Marshall s Life of Washington $17.50 1 Stewart on the Mind 5.00 1 Cooper s Justinian 6.00 1 Walker
8Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 31 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
on the 13th instant ⅌ steam boat I set sent to the care of William Woodford Eqr innkeeper of Fredericksburg two Boxes which I have directed him to have forwarded to you by the mail cart without delay they Contain Such books as I have had bound for you as ⅌ enclosed list of Binding I had have also enclosed a list of the Laws of Virginia and the Journals of the Senate which I have to bind for...
9Enclosure: Joseph Milligan’s List of Books Bound and To Be Bound for Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 31 July 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
A List of Books Bound for Tho s Jefferson Esq prices currant 1812 & 1813 folio Boards $1 25 1809 & 13 4to 1 00 Universal History La Croze 3 N o folio ½ Bound 1 50 Pamphlets Agricultural 4to Boards 0
10Joseph Milligan’s Statement on the Size of Thomas Jefferson’s Library, [ca. 2 August 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
The following Statement is a recapitulation of the difference of Counting Stated by way of D r & C r over Counted Lost in Count D r Chapter Folio 4 to 8 vo 12 mo C re chapter Folio