Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 18 June 1816

To Thomas Eston Randolph

Monticello June 18. 16.

Dear Sir

I have subjoined to the lease an acknolegement that the rent of the next year is payable in flour as you desired. I wish I could, even by possibility postpone the October payment to January. but I shall not have one Dollar through the remainder of this year but the rent of the mill, having exhausted all other funds, even of credit, in the purchase of corn, and oats, by the total failure of my overseers both here & in Bedford the last year, and I have more still to buy. I hope I shall not live to see such another year. but I trust you will find no difficulty in delivering the 1st quarter’s rent at the mill, and I will see to the getting it down.

The balance of rent to Apr. 1. since you rendered the account is by subsequent credits reduced to 63.54 D to wit

 D
Balance as stated in your account 299.16½
By  corn from Carlton on acct of T M Randolph 122.50
my order in favor of Fagg  53.12½
cash recd from Th: J. Randolph on your account   60.
  balance remaining due  63.54 299.16½

Of that which will be due July 1st Th: J. Randolph advanced me 240.D. on your account, for which I gave him an order on you payable Sep. 1. so that there will be due for this quarter but 80.D. more.   ever & affectionately your’s

Th: Jefferson

P.S. I set out for Bedford on Saturday next.

PoC (MHi); on verso of reused address cover to TJ; postscript adjacent to signature; at foot of text: “Thomas E. Randolph esq.”; endorsed by TJ.

Index Entries

  • Bankhead, Charles Lewis (Ann Cary Randolph Bankhead’s husband); Carlton estate of search
  • Carlton (Bankhead estate); corn from search
  • corn; TJ buys search
  • Fagg, John; partner of T. E. Randolph search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; account with T. E. Randolph search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and lease of Shadwell mills search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; rent due TJ search
  • Monticello (TJ’s estate); Overseers at; plantation management by search
  • oats; purchased by TJ search
  • Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); Overseers at; competency of search
  • Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); TJ plans visit to search
  • Randolph, Thomas Eston (TJ’s cousin); account with TJ search
  • Randolph, Thomas Eston (TJ’s cousin); and Shadwell mills search
  • Randolph, Thomas Eston (TJ’s cousin); letters to search
  • Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and Shadwell mills search
  • Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); and TJ’s financial transactions search
  • Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768–1828) (TJ’s son-in-law; Martha Jefferson Randolph’s husband); and Shadwell mills search
  • rent; from Shadwell mills search
  • Shadwell mills; and T. E. Randolph search
  • Shadwell mills; and T. M. Randolph search
  • Shadwell mills; lease of search
  • Shadwell mills; rent for search