1Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 26 May 1822, with Jefferson’s Notes (Jefferson Papers)
M r Bowcock was overseer for you last year at tomahawk , and was entitled to Sixteen barrels of corn as his share, which at the request of M r Randolph I bought of him for the use of the plantation at two dollars ⅌ barrel, and he expected the money when M r Randolph
2Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 26 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Bishop sets off this morning with Billy for charlottsvill , I have directed him to have him put in jail, and take the jailers receipt to you, I have paid him 5 dollars, and you will owe him the balance for taking him down, Hanah,s Billy arrived here on Friday last, M r Bishop is to be our overseer at
3To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Yancey, 28 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In looking over your notes to me for my services in superintending your plantations in Bedford, I find that they are made to carry interest from April, Instead of the first Jan y you know, that the year ended the last of December and I always thought, (although I did not expect to receive the money till the crops were sold), that I was entitled to Interest after my year exspired, but should...
4Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of 12 th Ins t I have Received, as also the Dft for Hepburn for fifty dollars, Hepburn is not at present in this neighbourhood nor do I Know where he is at work at this time having not seen or heard from him for the last 2 or 3 weeks, on sight I will hand him the Dft, and tell him, what you say respecting his going to Monticello to work, but suppose myself, if left to him altogether, he...
5Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 22 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of 11 th Ins t I did not rec d till Saturday last, I have been endeavo r ing to day to get a boat, to send your Tob o to Richmond , but have not been able to Succeed, tho. I think there is but little doubt, but that I shall get it off this week, I will get it sent down as soon as possible to Capt Peyton , and write you as soon as it is on board— I have also made enqurry of the...
6Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Nace sets off this morning for Montcello with 2 beaves and six muttons, the beeves are not as fat I could have wishd, or would have been had they been younger one of the Steers is very bony, and is a much better beef than he appears to be, but I hope you will find them both respectable beef, the sheep are fatt I have recovered the young Steer that broke from us, when I sent the other 2 by Dick...
7Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your waggon, arrived here on 24 th by it I receivd a cask of cyder and wine which I stowed away in the deep cellar I should have started them back, with the pork on wednesday last, but we had some fixing to do, not expecting your waggon till after Xmas, which we could not finish till yesterday, they are now loaded but as it is late in the evening and the weather so bad, I have directed them to...
8Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 14 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter by M r Randolp h I received a few days since, and have particularly observed the contents. in transfering your authority over your plantation s here to your grandson , I presume you did not include even me even the present year, and that your motive was, to give me an
9Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, [5 January 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
Dick s load. 1 Hhd pork. (16 hogs weighing 2000 ℔ the back bones & Facees to be deducted) containing 112 peicees 1 Ferkin lard (leaf fat) gross weight 82 ℔ 1 Ferkin butter gross weight 54 ℔ 1 bag dryed peaches weighing 45, and 1 Keg butter 104 ℔ making 1 in all 158 ℔
10To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Yancey, 18 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you some time last fall, that I was very much in want of Money, and that I would be very much oblig d to you to pay me one thousand dollars as soon as you could make it convenient, which letter I am inform d thro M r Randolp you did not receive,—I am still in great need of that sum, and would be very much obliged to you to let me have it some time this Spring, the balance of your debt...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Yancey, 1 July 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Yancey Joel 1816. Dec. 31. 1 st note 550 off 1 st instalm t Univ y 50 500 1818. May 1. 2 d Note 400 off 2
12Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 3 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 28 th covering a dft for your Taxes is received, Hemings has no locks nor hinges for the Stair doors, I have fernish d him with the plank he wanted for the blinds, and have received the B ls bisquit, cheese, and
13Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 31 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Tob o was put on board a Boat and left Lynchburg on last Friday, 7 Hhds, and directed to Cap t Peyton , I should have inform d you immediately, but you know , the mail to charlotteville leaves Lynchburg on friday morning, and the Tob o
14Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 9 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter by Jerry I received on Thursday night last, he delivered his load safe and I had the doors and books put in one of the rooms in the house and the wine in the cellar, the sowing of peas, shall be attended to, and I expect by the time Jerry returns, I Shall be able to Send you Some of those late peas, which you were pleased with last Summer, the letter to m r Radford & myself with...
15Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, [before 26] January [1819] (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter by Dick & Jerry , this morning, they arrived here late, last Evening, and I am very sorry that Dick , has faild to deliver his loads, he has many excuses, and seems now to be much mortified, I hope another case will not occur, I now send by Jerry the balance of the pork intended for monticello , in a box containing pieces 95 ps, also all the poplars that are in the...
16Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Jery arriverd here last Evening about 4 oClock, with one of his Mules very lame and complains much about badness of Roads, I had e very thing ready, and shoud have loaded wednesday night, had Jery came, but they now will be a day later than you expected, I hope to get them off this morning by sun rise, the pork turn, d out very well, and has been destributed as you derected, the 23 hogs picked...
17Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 8 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you M r Hepburns bill for repairing the thrashing Machine amounting to 49 dollars 34 cts, your taxes the Sheriffs Say must be paid in this month and if convenient may be included in the Dft, they are a hungary set, and will not wait, the Printer agrees to reduce his a/c to 30 dollars, and wishes that the Proctor may be directed to pay it immediately to his order, I told him you...
18Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 26 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Sancho at length acknowledges, that he is perfectly well, & that he is willing to set out for Monticello by times in the morning, he was fully able to have followed you in 2 or 3 days but he appeared So unwilling to go and having been So dangerously ill, I thought it best to indulge him a week longer, I am here this Evening for the purpose of seeing that every thing necessary for his journey...
19Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 19 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of 14 th got here on the 17 th at night, and I duly receiv,d that by Bishop , I am astonish d that my letters should be So long on the way, when yours almost, always reach me within 4 days after date, by the cart John Hemings has rec d
20Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Joel Yancey, [ca. 25 May 1822] (second one) (Jefferson Papers)
Cash Act. Dr $ C 1821. Jan To Amount due last year 32 63 〃 〃 To Richard Walker . Amt his Act
21Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 14 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you about a week ago inclosing Hepburns bill and informing you that the Sheriffs were pushing for the Taxes &c Since then, the sheriff has been to see me, and says he must have your Taxes by the last of this month that is, the day after our Court , he is compel l d to go to Richmond , your Taxes amounts this year to 145 doll dollars and Some cents, $12 more than last year, on Saturday...
22Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 20 June [1819] (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a few days ago giveing an account of the dreadfull hail Storm that visited us on the 10 th Ins t and that I would replace the glass that was broken by it, if to be had in Lynchburg . I have made enquiry, but can find None of the Size of that in your house there, the Surest chance will be for You to order it from Richmond , to be here, to be put in during you r visit the House is...
23Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 27 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d yours of the 11 th Ins t a few days ago, and have made diligant search and enquiry for Billy , but can hear nothing of him. I do not believe, he has been at P. Forest since I sent down by Bishop . I shall still be upon the watch , and if found, shall be sent down immediately. I will send the stocks to Cap t Martin
24Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 24 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two Boys Dick & Moses arrived here on Monday night last both on Horse-back without a pass, but Said they had your permission to visit their friends here this C X mass , yesterday two men came in pursuit of them for Stealing their Horses Horse and Saddle, they found the horse here and Dick
25Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your 2 letters of 8 and 9 th Inst. I received a few days past with two Dfts in favour of Bishop and myself on Cap t Peyton , for which I thank you, as they will answer all the Debts that are now pressing on me I have enquired of Mr Miller the price of board and tuition, which is thirty dollars tuition fee, and one hundred dollars board for two sessions one half paid in advance RC ( MHi );...
26Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
on Sunday last M r Gough and his aid young Bagby arrived at Poplar Forest to take charge of your concerns for the ensuing year agreeably to an arrangement previously made betwen him and M r Tho s J Randolph and on Tuesday Evening M r
27Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your 2 letters of 25 27 th Nov. & 4 th In st I duly rec d in Answer to first I asure you that particular attention shall be paid to the list of cloathing and other derections inclosed. and all other matters of yours intrusted to my care, it seems indeed we have more to buy for cloathing, than we ought to have, considering the number of hands allotted to manufacturing but you will recollect,...
28Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 12 April [1820] (Jefferson Papers)
Your To bo is in Lynchburg and will be sent to Richmond to day or to morrow, It will be directed to care of M r Gibson as usual, the Stem d Hhd, and one of leaf not quite full , both inferior, had better be sold in Lynchburg , on that you ll determine
29Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 28 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 16 th by mr. Coffee I have recd , mr Coffee arrived here on Friday last, and purposes going to Lynchburg this morning, and return to night, and to morrow he will go to the N. Bridge , he has declin d
30Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been anxiously expecting you at the P. Forest for some time past, or should have written you sooner, Since M r Randolph was here it has been reported that he had taken the management of your Estate here for the ensuing year, and that he intended to send up Overseers, indeed he mentioned to me himself when he was here last, that something of the kind was talked of between you and...
31Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 25 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this moment effected sale of Your wheat at P. F. at 5/– certain and the rise until the first January next the money to be paid at when when the wheat is delivered at five Shillings, if You choos think proper to draw it then—otherwise if the money is retained to be Subject to the rise till the first day January , then the Contract is at end I have mem o of the Contract in writing in the...
32Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 27 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 20 th Ins t did not reach me, till night before last, and early yesterday morning, I sent an express to M r Hepburn with a letter informing him, what you desired me to tell him, he did not, write, but requested the messenger, that I would let you Know, that it was impossible for him to leave the work which had engaged, and which was nearly compleated, for M r Clay and Jo:...
33Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 20 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of 14 th & 16 th I received yesterday, in answer to that of the 14 th permit me to asure you of my particular attentions to the contents, and at all times my best exertions to manage your estate here as well as I know how I wrote you on thursday last informing you of the amount of your Taxes which is 145 d and some cents, I Should have mentioned the amou n t in
34Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 1 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of June 25 I rec d last Evening. I sorry indeed that you have losses, there as well as here, we have had no deaths Since Hall , but a good many sick and complaining, they Charge Hercules with Poisoning, and the cause of all deaths here for the last
35Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I been endeavouring to send off your Tobacco for several days past, but can,t get a boat, till Tuesday or wednesday next Doc t Cabell Says he will send down 6 Hh ds then, there will not be more than 1 or two hhds more behind, of inferior, which I will have here next week, the crop, which I apprised you last f autumn , would be very short, which is pretty generally so in this part of the...
36Joel Yancey’s Letter of Credit for Nace, 12 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer Nace , the property of M r Thomas Jefferson , is on his way to Monticello , with Beeves and Muttons for his Master, he will want some provision on the road for his Cattle should he be furnishd by any person, and given him, ( Nace ) a bill of it, they will certainly be paid, (if not sooner) by M r Jefferson when he makes his Visit to Poplar Forest
37Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the morning 10 th Ins t that and on the same Evening about 3 oClock: there was greatest hail storm I ever saw. your House appears to have b’een the centre of it, the damage is immense, a fine ps. wheat in Perry s I do not think will be worth cutting & all the rest & oats very much injured at Tomahawk , B. Cr. is not materially hurt by the hail but greatly damaged by the great...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Yancey, January 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Maria and children 600 George 275 Phill 400 Edmond 300 James Hanah s husbn d 300 Hanah 175 2050 Henry 275 { 1215
39To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Yancey, 21 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I am on my to Key West in East-Florida, as Collector of Customs for that fort. I thought that I wou’d do myself the pleasure of saying to you that I do, and ever shall retain a grateful, and affectionate recollection of you, as a pre-eminent advocate, and friend to the equal rights of man; and as the illustrious author of the declaration of our independence. I do most sincerely hope that the...