1Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 16 October 1819 (SJL description) (Jefferson Papers)
[ Monticello , 16 Oct. 1819 . SJL entry reads “ corn. wheat. hogs. taxes. cheese. biscuit. iron sheet.” Letter not found.]
2Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 30 December 1820 (SJL description) (Jefferson Papers)
[ Monticello , 30 Dec. 1820 . SJL entry reads “ a chair. 2 doz. wine. trees.” Letter not found.]
3Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 2 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved duly your favor of Dec. 22. and felt sincere satisfaction at the assurances it expressed of your continued friendship. of this indeed I never entertained a doubt, nor that this was the governing principle of your endeavors to promote my interests. these I saw plainly were faithful & zealous always and gave me therefore unbounded confidence in your care of my affairs. these were...
4Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 27 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved by my grandson yours of the 14 th and cannot say that I have recieved any thing which has given me more pain . nothing on earth was farther from my intention than that it should be considered as intended to give you an opportunity to withdraw. it was sincerely meant, as it was expressed, to be a withdrawal of myself from a superintendance to which age had rendered me incompetent and...
5Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 11 September 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am lately returned from the Warm springs with my health entirely prostrated by the use of the waters. they produced an imposthume and eruptions, which with the torment of the journey back reduced me to the extremest weakness. I am getting better, but still obliged to lie night and day reclined in one posture, which makes writing all but impossible. the visitors of the college meet the 1 st...
6Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 30 October 1819 (SJL description) (Jefferson Papers)
[ Monticello , 30 Oct. 1819 . SJL entry reads “ Moses ’s Billy rec d . sell Han ’s Billy 6. or 700.D. Robertson
7Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 11 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Dec. 11. 19. wrote to Joel Yancy by Henry going with 2. mules to bring John Hemings E t c. & tools. that J.H. must put away all remaining stuff, first making a list of it for me that I may know what will be wanting for next year. send preserved peaches by him request Hepburn to come, see our streams, site & buildings & give a bill of scantling. I will pay the time & expence of the journey.
8Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 29 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
According to promise I now inclose you mr Morris ’s and Maj r Pollard ’s reciepts for their 1 st instalments to the Central College . I shall set out tomorrow for the meeting at Rockfish gap , and when our business is done there I shall go on to the Warm springs . I shall probably be back the last week of August, and be with you a fortnight after. I salute you with friendship and respect. PoC (
9Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 27 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Henry delivered your letter and all the articles entrusted to him safely on Tuesday night. I now inclose you a list of the cloathing to be given to every one of the people according to their ages, also of the blankets and beds to be given this year, which you will find in the columns headed 1819. I have given the columns of the last and next year, to shew those who recieved the last year &...
10Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 11 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Jefferson will not be able to go to Bedford for some time. he set off this day to Richmond to see his own tob o look ed at and sold. he advises that that of Pop. For. be sent off immediately to Richmond . I had on the road a conversation with a gentleman of knolege on the subject, and he assures me that the Lynchbg purchaser, besides deducting the carriag e,