31Thomas Ritchie to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 21 May 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
which is not pasted on linen and mounted on Rollers.—The Agent of the map resides here; but he has If you will instruct me to purchase a linen mounted one for you, at $10, I will try to put it up in any way you may direct.—I need not say how much pleasure it will give me.
Present my Compliments to Miss Welsh and tell her I think she had better take some of the shortest of John’s Shirts for your use as he has a piece of Linen laying by at his Grandmama’s I am sorry to learn that he is still inclined to be a little rebellious I do not approve of his taking his night Shirts into wear in the day—Let me caution you...
33From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 31 December 1817 (Adams Papers)
...Calico & your Bill, in which I find Several mistakes which I Shall point out as I proceed. when you purchased me the Bombazet, I enclosed ten dollars. You bought me 7 yd 2 Skeins of Silk Some linen, one pound Tea 6 pd currents & 3 pd of coffe, the last of which I took tho I did not Send for it. all these articles of Groceries you have omitted in Your Bill—I then Sent...
34To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 25 September 1817 (Madison Papers)
...had the greatest effect on my mind, & will add greatly to the chances of consideration of the paper. The immense increase of cotton machinery keeps up the price of the raw material, and the substitution of cotton for linen, and in some degree for silk and wool contributes to the same end, but
35Cornelia J. Randolph to Virginia J. Randolph (Trist), 30 August 1817, document 4 in a group of documents on Jefferson’s … (Jefferson Papers)
stones were large rocks large enough for us all to set on together with the greatest ease but above all what gave us the best idea of the heighth was a linen tube reaching from top to bottom,
looking out of the window we thought it must be a great deal smaller at bottom than at top although it was so long but we found it was the same size all...
36To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 5 July 1817 (Madison Papers)
...deeply partake, occasion me to view this subject with increased regard. British machinery and our cotton ginning invention have made great revolutions in the industry of countries remote from both. Saxony, for example, with Silesia, the greatest linen country in the world in 181⟨3?⟩, has, since that time, commuted two thirds of its linen branch, for the cotton branch. I have this on the...
37Thomas Jefferson to William Lee, 25 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
of 20. years of age who has been brought up a linen-weaver, and who is willing to devote a year to learn the stocking weaving business, which is more likely to succeed here than his first trade. supposing he is to be discharged at the end of a year,...