11From Thomas Jefferson to Matthew Anderson, 31 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
...President’s House in early February 1802 when “Mr Jefferson shewed us a peice of home-made Silken Cloth. The trees grow & the worms were bred in Virginia. And there too the Silk was wound, wove and dyed. The Peice is large enough to make a Surtout; and he talks of sending it to Europe to be made water-proof, before it is made into a garment.” TJ extolled the virtues of waterproof cloth and...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Smith, 21 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
...for Genl. Morgan, Wayne, Stewart Etc were 2. I. the drawings sent me yesterday were 4. I. diameter. I understand it is to be engraved but still it should be understood to be made from a dye, which is impossible; no dye can by any force be made to impress so large a surface. I believe Indian medals have been engraved as large as this; but taste has never been consulted as to these. I submit...
13Thomas Jefferson to William A. Burwell, 7 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
he left his list
therefore with me; I had the dyes finished, the medals struck, then the dyes deposited with
14Thomas Jefferson to William A. Burwell, 25 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
recieved the medal. I could only conduct the information to the completion of the dye, & striking off a proof. with such assurances as I have of your affection be assured that nothing
but the most direct & unequivocal proofs can ever make me suspect it’s abatement, and conscious of as warm...
15Thomas Jefferson to William Partridge, 4 December 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
dyeing [index entry] Partridge, William; and publication on dyeing [index entry]
16Thomas Jefferson to William Coolidge, 24 January 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
dyeing [index entry] textiles; dyeing of [index entry]
17Thomas Jefferson to Eleuthère I. du Pont de Nemours, 30 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
quality, and about 15. of half blood. I have understood you are concerned in a manufactory of cloth, and will recieve one’s wool, have it spun, wove & dyed for an equivalent in the wool. I should be very glad to get mine into so good hands. will you be so kind as to inform me more particularly on this subject.
18Thomas Jefferson to Eleuthère I. du Pont de Nemours, 16 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
15. of half blood; that I had understood you were connected with a manufactory of cloth at which they would recieve wool to be spun, woven, & dyed for an equivalent either in the wool or cash, and I asked your information particularly on that subject, for which I will still thank you.
19Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Holmes, 21 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
the
cloth when made I would wish to have dyed of the darkest blue colour they can give it, which
I think you said was what they called a navy blue.
20Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Fox, 6 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
dyeing [index entry] Fox, Joseph; proposed work on dyeing [index entry]