Étienne Lemaire’s Memorandum of Items for the President’s House, 28 May 1802

Étienne Lemaire’s Memorandum of Items for the President’s House

Mai 1802 d’u 28—

Etat D’e Ce qu’il, feaut pr. la maison D’u president Savoir

Linge de table	6	N’aple pr. 1. table de 6. Couvert
	3	douzaine de torchon pr. Nétoÿé les vert
	2	ideme pr. la Cuisinne
	2	ideme de Serviette pr. les Chanbre de Maitre
porcilaine	1	Service de porcilainne blœux bien, a Sorti pr. 25. Couver
	1	ideme pr. le té Et Câffée pr. 30—Maitre
verrie	12	Carâffe pr. de l’eau, de 2. grandeur
	4	douzaine de goblet, a bier
	2	ideme peti pr. le ponge
	2	duzaine ideme a vin—vert a patte
faÿance	12	basin, blanc, Et l’eur Bouteille pr. les Chanbre
	12	ideme de pôt, de Chanbre
	12	ideme—a ânce pr. Metre de l’eau
	18	pôt Et bouteille de diferante grandeur pr. les chéminé
	2	douzaine de plat de diferant grandeur Et 3. d’ouzaine d’asiette Comûne
Couteaût
Et fourchete	3	douzainne de Couttiaût pr. le premié Service
	3	ideme d’e fourchette
	2	grand Couteaut a d’epséz
	2	ideme de fourchete
Couteau	3	ideme de desert
	3	ideme de fourchete

28 May 1802

Inventory of what is needed for the President’s House Specifically:

Table Linens	6	tablecloths for 6 place settings
	3	dozen dishtowels for glassware
	2	ditto for kitchenware
	2	ditto napkins for the master chamber

Porcelain	1	matching service in blue porcelain for 25 settings
	1	ditto for coffee and tea for 30 people
Glassware	12	carafes for water of two sizes
	4	dozen beer steins
	2	dozen small punch glasses
	2	dozen stemmed wine glasses
Ceramics	12	white basins and pitchers for the bedrooms
	12	chamber pots
	12	water pitchers with handles
	18	pots and bottles of different sizes for the fireplaces
	2	dozen platters of various sizes and 3 dozen serving dishes
Knives and Forks	3	dozen knives for the first service
	3	ditto forks
	2	large carving knives
	2	large carving forks
Knife	3	(dozen) dessert knives
	3	(dozen) dessert forks

MS (MHi); entirely in Lemaire’s hand; endorsed by TJ: “Mr. Lemaire’s memm things wanting for mr Claxton June 1802” and “Claxton Thomas.”

Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: Étienne Lemaire’s Memorandum of Items for the President’s House, 28 May 1802
Author: Lemaire, Étienne
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 28 May 1802

Cite as: “Étienne Lemaire’s Memorandum of Items for the President’s House, 28 May 1802,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-37-02-0406. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 37, 4 March–30 June 1802, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, pp. 508–509.]