Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Winter Vegetable Needs, 28 November 1809
Notes on Winter Vegetable Needs
Turneps | 10. bush. |
Carrots | 3 |
Salsafia | 3 |
Beets | 2 |
parsnips | 2 |
Celery |
wrote for to mrs Lewis
Nov. 28. 09.
we found the above not to be half a provision for the winter.1 it shoul[d] be
flour bar. | |||
potatoes | 25. bushels | 8. | |
turneps | 20 | 7 | |
carrots | 10 | 3 | |
salsafia | 10 | 3 | |
beets | 5 | 2 | |
parsnips | 5 | 22 |
1. of the beds of | salsafia | = | 2. bush = 4 |
carrots | = | 1½ |
MS (ViU: TJP); written entirely in TJ’s hand on a small scrap in at least two sittings; edge trimmed.
TJ’s note to Mary lewis is not recorded in SJL and has not been found.
1. Remainder of text written in a different ink.
2. TJ here wrote “turn over”; remainder on verso.
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