James H. McCulloch to Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1819
From James H. McCulloch
Custom House Balto Decr 23 1819
Dr Sir
The goods recd for you, to my care from Marseilles, were forwarded to Richmond yesterday by the Schr Spartan I Creighton Master, directed to Mr Gibson & notice given him by letter through the mail.
The amt of duties, freight &c—follow.
| Wine in cask 56 glls @ | 15Cts | Dr | 8.40 | |||
| in bottles 65 | 30 | 19.50 | ||||
| Bottles 342 @ 1Cts | 3.42 | |||||
| Raisins 50Cts | 3 | 1.50 | ||||
| Value & charges1⅌ Invo Macaroni fs39.72–℔/w 10 ⅌Ct = Dr 8,00 @ 15 ⅌Ct | 1.20 | |||||
| Oil in bottles fs | 48. |  |
Fr81.15 ℔/w 10 ⅌Ct = 89.26 = Dr 17.00 @ 30 ⅌ | 5.10 | ||
| Anchovies | 28.80 | |||||
| Charges ⅌ Invo | 4.35 | |||||
| 39.12 | ||||||
| Freight pd T Tenant owner Bg Lady Monroe | Dr 24.75 | |
26.50 | |||
| Draya portera in reception & delivery 15 cases & 1 cask | 1.75 | |||||
| Dr | 65.62 | |||||
From the appearance of the season, we draw a promise to which we trust in hope, that no great danger will be experienced from frost before their arrival at Richmond; where we trust also a willing care will be exerted to forward them to Monticello.
Jas H McCulloch
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 31 Dec. 1819 and so recorded in SJL. RC (DLC); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to John Laval, 12 June 1820, on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello, near Charlotteville Virginia”; stamped; postmarked Baltimore, 25 Dec.
1. Following two words interlined.
Index Entries
- anchovies search
- Creighton, Isaac (ship captain) search
- fish; anchovies search
- food; anchovies search
- food; macaroni search
- food; raisins search
- Gibson, Patrick; and goods for TJ search
- Lady Monroe (brig) search
- macaroni; sent to TJ search
- McCulloch, James Hugh (father of James H. McCulloh); collector at Baltimore search
- McCulloch, James Hugh (father of James H. McCulloh); letters from search
- oil; for TJ search
- raisins; sent to TJ search
- Spartan (schooner) search
- Tenant, Thomas (ship owner) search
- weather; frost search
- wine; sent to TJ search