Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the Shadwell Mill Account, [ca. 15 April 1820]
Notes on the Shadwell Mill Account
[ca. 15 Apr. 1820]
Observations on particular articles of the Shadwell mill acct of Apr. 15. 20.
1819. July 1. | ‘By balance due to Th:J by last settlement.’ to wit Flour 48 Bar–121 ℔ |
the balance stated then as due to me was 50. Bar towit a quarter’s rent due June 30. |
D | C | ||||
‘By | balance in cash pr last settlement due Th:J. | 175 | – | 94’ | |
the balance due me pr settlemt was | 544 | . | 61 | ||
since that to wit July 5. paid to Gibson | 350 | . | |||
leaving the real balance not 175.94 but | 194 | . | 61 |
‘1729. flour barrels’ | ||||
the rects in my possession say 1733. barrs | ||||
‘Barrels of flour for mill1 rent delivd 186’ | ||||
Gibson’s accts acknolege only | 130 | . | ||
since which Johnson carried | 36 | |||
making in all | 166 | only |
amount of wheat crop of 1819. 171 bush–53. ℔ a note in my hands says 183 b.–53 ℔ difference 12. bush. | |
the above are the articles which need further examination. | |
but to place the mill rent clearly I will state it as it appears to me. |
B | ||||||
1819. | June | 30. | the acct rendd states for the quarter ending that day to be due viz | 50 | ||
Sep. | 30. | quarter’s rent due this day | 50 | |||
Dec. | 31. | do | 50 | |||
1820. | Mar. | 31. | do | 50 | ||
200 | . |
Gibson’s credits are | Bar | ||||
1819. | Dec. | 9.2 | 40 | ||
1820. | Feb. | 22. | 50 | ||
Mar. | 27 | 40 | |||
carrd by Johnson date of P.G’s acct | 36 | ||||
166 | |||||
balance due to Mar. 31. | 34 | ||||
200 |
The following deliveries of flour also credited by P.G. are placed to acct of Th: J. R. |
1820. | Feb. | by Wood. | 197 | . | ||
Mar. | 16. | Johnson & Gilmer | 90 | |||
27. | Johnson | 63 | ||||
due for rent of farms | 350 |
B | ℔ | ||||
differences in the whole. | flour | 21 | – | 169 | |
b | |||||
wheat | 12 | ||||
cash | 20.27 |
MS (MHi); on verso of reused address cover of James Monroe to TJ, 13 Feb. 1820; in TJ’s hand; undated.
1. Word interlined.
2. TJ here canceled (brackets in original) “[perhaps by Craddock’s boat].”
Index Entries
- boats; carriage to and from Richmond search
- Craddock (Cradock), John (boatman); boats of transport goods search
- flour; as rent search
- Gibson, Patrick; account with TJ search
- Gilmore, Joseph; Milton boatman search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and lease of Lego search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and lease of Shadwell mills search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; and lease of Tufton search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Writings; Notes on the Shadwell Mill Account search
- Johnson, William (boatman); transports flour to Richmond search
- Lego (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); lease of search
- Monticello (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); wheat crop at search
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson; Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph’s husband); leases Tufton and Lego search
- Richmond, Va.; boat carriage to and from search
- Shadwell mills; rent for search
- Tufton (TJ’s Albemarle Co. estate); T. J. Randolph’s lease of search
- wheat; at Monticello search
- Wood, William (d. ca.1822); boats of search