1From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 28 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
In writing to you yesterday I forgot to send you the inclosed letter to Doctr. Wallace at Fauqr. C.H. he has promised me a pair of wild geese, a pair of Summer ducks & some other things, which are at some little distances from there. by delivering him this letter as you come by Fauqr. C.H. he will have them all ready in place by the time you get back there again, so as not to detain your...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 27 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
As the two cooks which are here, will take the place of Peter Hemings in the kitchen, it will be necessary that one of them should have his room next the kitchen, and that it should be vacant on their arrival. I would wish you therefore before your departure to let him make choice of any one of the log-houses vacant, on the Mulberry row, and to direct your people to proceed immediately to fix...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 20 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I suppose that for the waggon &c. to get here on the 6th. of March, they must set out on Thursday the 2d. of March. and as the post will arrive that morning at Milton, it will be better not to set off till after the arrival of the post, as it is possible something may occur which I might wish to write to you before you set off, altho’ I do not foresee any thing. As your waggon will come empty,...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 6 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
We have no mail from Milton this week, so that any letters committed to that will not come to hand until next week. I must pray you to send me a little of the wool shorn from my old breed of sheep (Merinos) about the bulk of an apple, done up flat in a letter. I believe it is the identical kind which is now selling for 1 ¼ D. a pound. I offer you my best wishes. ViU : Edgehill-Randolph Papers.
5From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 30 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I mistook in my last in naming to you the day when you would recieve the money from Gibson & Jefferson. you will recieve it on Thursday Feb. 2. the same day this gets to Milton. with respect to Milch cows, mr Divers assures me that 2. cows, kept in stalls, and well fed with proper food, furnish him with the whole milk & butter used in his house. I had calculated on trying to keep 4. in that...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 24 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
On the reciept of your letter of the 12th. I made the following estimate of your debts, and of the cost of the articles to be bought. D D debts Johnson Roe
7From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 8 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have found it more convenient to have money sent to you from Richmond this month than from this place. you will accordingly recieve by mail from mr George Jefferson 700. D. under cover to mr Higginbotham. they are to be disposed of for the debts due & becoming due as follows. D mr Belt 12.
8From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 3 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
My letter by Davy would lead you into an error as to the day of his departure, as I dated it Dec. 30. instead of 31. by mistake. if it is now as cold with you as it is here I am in hopes you will be able & ready to fill the icehouse. it would be a real calamity should we not have ice to do it, as it would require double the quantity of fresh meat &c in summer had we not ice to keep it. I had...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 26 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not heard whether Jerry is returned from Bedford with his waggon, but I expect he is, and that except bringing home your corn, you have little waggoning to do. it will be well therefore to have both waggons in order, and to proceed to waggoning dung to the garden. that from Milton should be first brought, and for this purpose it will be worth your while to put the road along the river...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 19 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday yours of the 15th. I am glad to learn your progress in the garden, which I wish to have pushed, because it will be to be inclosed in March, and it would be very inconvenient to have to do that work after it is paled in. still we must not sacrifice the crop of the year for it. for the work absolutely necessary to prepare for the crop, we must suspend the garden works, when...