1I. Draft Cipher Table, [April 1803?] (Jefferson Papers)
or instead of using them in the regular numerical order, have a key word, suppose ‘artichoke’ and finding the letter to be cyphered [t], in the 1st. vertical column, seek it’s equivalent in the column ...his demonstration message to his key word “artichoke,” he overlooked the final letter of the word “Missouri.” Correcting the mistake would have required redoing one step, and perhaps both...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Newton, 17 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is a letter from the Consul of Mersailes, with a box of Artichoke roots, which I have sent by Capt.
Butler who has promised to deliver them, having the Brittish Ambasadors furniture on board to deliver at the City of
Washington—wish you health & happiness I am very respectfully Yr...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 6 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
...corn, and a pea remarkeable for it’s beautiful blossom & leaf. his forward bean is growing in my neighborhood. I have the tulips you sent me in great perfection, also the hyacinths, tuberoses, amaryllis, and the artichokes. I pray you to accept my thanks for the gooseberries and my respectful salutations.
4From Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 10 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
...anxiety to hear from you. our post is now I believe permanently established at three times a week. the spring here continues sickly & cold, & poor prospects of crops. we had yesterday cauliflowers & artichokes at table. the 40. days corn I mentioned to mr Randolph to have recieved & had planted here has failed: but I learn that a few of the same seeds have succeeded with a gardener at...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
...mail, I do myself the pleasure of sending you as many of the flower-rods you were pleased to
write for, as I had at the time your kind letter came to hand; also some red and white Globe Artichoke, Early Cabbage and
a small variety of Flower-Seeds &c. which, I solicit the favour of your accepting as a token of my best wishes.
6To Thomas Jefferson from Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge, 1 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
...recovered. poor little James has a very bad breaking out he is still a sweet fellow and begins to talk quite plain and so as to be understood. My bantams have grown prodigiously and are beautifull. We have had artichokes for some time and roasting ears yesterday. There is to be a great Barbacue on the 4th of July in Charlottesville to which Sister Ann is going.
7From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 6 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
best Globe artichoke
8To Thomas Jefferson from Anne Cary Randolph, 15 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
...spring as they did the Last. Wormley in taking them up left some small roots in the ground which have come up about in the bed & not in the rows with the others. the Strawberries Artichokes Salsafie Asparagus & Golden willow all look very well. of the Alpine Strawberries that Davy brought, 3 are flourishing. but I am afraid the others are entirely dead. all the children are well & send...
9II. Cipher Table, [April 1803?] (Jefferson Papers)
: TJ Papers, 131:22608); undated; entirely in TJ’s hand; endorsed by him: “Cypher establd. with Captain Lewis” and “key. Artichokes.”
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 6 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
...it in a box and contrive it for me to Fredericksburg. the cost shall be remitted him as soon as known. I see by the agricultural transactions of the Paris society they are cultivating the Jerusalem artichoke for feeding their animals. they make 10,000 lb. to the acre, which they say is three times as much as they generally make of the potatoe. The African negroes brought over to Georgia...