1Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 14 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
.... most of us are still however at the old spinning wheel & hand cards. a few neighbors of us...
2Ferdinando Fairfax to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 20 January 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
Indeed the common Spinning-wheel must be kept with care: and
how much better...
3James Ronaldson to Thomas Jefferson, 26 December 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
...—Should be instructed to provid them with spinning wheels, cards, knitting needles, wool, flax...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Munsee Indians, with Henry Dearborn, 24 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
, plows, farming utensils, and spinning wheels from the government and would learn to use them....
5To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 20 February 1787 (Washington Papers)
...it has been sold. You have also the Spinning Wheels, all of which Articles are Shipped on...
6Franklin’s List of New Year’s Gifts and Gratuities, 29[-31] December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Small spinning Wheel...the Le Veillard daughter, Geneviève. The “Small spinning Wheel” is...
7From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 27 June 1809 (Madison Papers)
...to take the place of the common small spinning Wheel in the manufacture of flax tow & hemp...
8To James Madison from John Armstrong, 30 March 1809 (Madison Papers)
...to take the place of the common small Spinning-wheel in the manufacture of flax, tow and hemp...
9James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 27 June 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
...hemp. It occupies little more room than the old spinning wheel, is put & kept in motion by any...
10To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 16 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
...of Newspapers & 2 Casks Grass seed, 2 Spinning wheels & 1 Box of 12 Wool Cards—this...
11[Diary entry: 18 July 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Ohio Company. He today paid GW 16s. for a spinning wheel (
12Thomas Jefferson’s Instructions for Poplar Forest Management, December 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
machines; spinning wheel [index entry] spinning wheels [index entry]
13Thomas Jefferson’s Specifications for the Rotunda Planetarium, 1824?, 31 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
...flexible white oak like the ream of a cotton spinning wheel; and fixed in it’s curvature, in a...
14To George Washington from Thomas Morton Bates, 4 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
.... These included specifications of patents for spinning wheels, leather manufacture,...
15From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 14 March 1787 (Washington Papers)
...—two strong bramble Scythes, & two flax spinning wheels. The Dolphin returns to this Port...
16II. Answers to Soulés’ Queries, [13–18 September 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
...he who could put down the loom, could stop the spinning wheel, and he who could stop the
17Thomas Jefferson to John McAllister (1753–1830), 24 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
and apprenticed there as a turner, spinning-wheel maker, carpenter, and joiner. He immigrated to
18To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Hylton, 25 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
...I was in philada: at the sign of the spinning wheel, Jon. Greer, I saw some small looking...
19Cash Accounts, October 1765 (Washington Papers)
By Mr Jas Wren for Spinning Wheels &ca
20From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Franklin, 6 January 1727 (Franklin Papers)
...pretty gentlewoman, I concluded to send you a spinning wheel, which I hope you will accept as...
21To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 26 April 1787 (Washington Papers)
...Alexandria I have shipp’d the scythes & Spinning wheels of which acct & bill of loading are...
22Thomas Jefferson to James Clarke, 1 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
...light, the wheels to be like cotton spinning wheels & all other parts proportionably light....
23To James Madison from Gabriel Richard, 12 October 1810 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
...“the best part of our apparatus as Spinning wheels, looms, Electrical Machine &c. which...
24Thomas Jefferson to Samuel P. Parsons, 19 April 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
...a single wheel only, as light as a cotton spinning wheel, about 2.f. distant from the beam,...
25To George Washington from James Mercer, 11 August 1773 (Washington Papers)
...that each of them had a loom and spinning wheel, and would always manufacture every article...
26Petition of Puckshunubbee and Others, 20 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
...he asked for a blacksmith, tools, and spinning wheels, but, describing himself as a factor for...
27To Thomas Jefferson from John Cunow, 17 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
...of Col. Hawkins furnish them with spinning wheels, looms, tin ware and other...
28Memorandum Books, 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
...with Jeremiah A. Goodman 20.D. for seed wheat, spinning wheels &c.
29To James Madison from William Bentley, 2 July 1810 (Madison Papers)
...Country would be upon our plows & our spinning wheels. We should have no Embargo at home....
30From James Madison to Hobohoilthle, [6 November] 1809 (Madison Papers)
.... Colo. Hawkins will give you Cards and Spinning-wheels and Looms to weave in. Some of...
31[July 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Ohio Company. He today paid GW 16s. for a spinning wheel (
32Appendix E. Consolidated Inventory of Personal Property in the Estate, c.1761 (Washington Papers)
336. Spinning wheel 1 V[ide] 44.
33From Benjamin Franklin to Giambatista Beccaria, 13 July 1762 (Franklin Papers)
...glasses, is turned by the foot like a spinning wheel. My wheel is of mahogany, 18 inches...
34To John Jay from John Drayton, 29 January 1794 (Jay Papers)
...it, with the assistance of their spinning wheel; while taking advantage of the first...
...s letter, that you intend to “turn your spinning wheel,” the more we are qualified to help...
36From George Washington to Lund Washington, 20 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
For Lund Washington’s difficulties in obtaining spinning wheels, see his letters to GW of
37To George Washington from James Stewart, 28 December 1774 (Washington Papers)
...seeds and plants, offered to instruct spinning-wheel makers in making his improved machines...
38From George Washington to William Pearce, 29 November 1795 (Washington Papers)
..., cradles for the grain harvest; repairing Spinning Wheels, and many other things which might...
39Anthony Afterwit, 10 July 1732 (Franklin Papers)
...have dispos’d of the Tea-Table, and put a Spinning Wheel in its Place, which methinks
40To James Madison from Benjamin Hawkins, 13 October 1811 (Madison Papers)
...between 1812 and 1814 one thousand spinning wheels, one thousand pairs of cotton cards...
41Thomas Jefferson to James Ronaldson, 11 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
...way: but this was on the old Spinning wheel. the introduction of machines into our...
42From George Washington to William Pearce, 28 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
...in order; and in making and repairing Spinning Wheels &ca &ca wch he professes to...
43Conference with Handsome Lake, Cornplanter, and Blue Eyes: Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
...to furnish the Senecas with livestock, agricultural technology, and spinning wheels (
44Gabriel Richard to Thomas Jefferson, 9 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
...Jennie of 24 Spindles Cotton, wool, Spinning wheels, Cards, cloths for children, Timber...
45To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 11 February 1819 to 26 February 1819 (Adams Papers)
...ear something like the effect of a Cotton spinning wheel, which is not dull enough to set...
46To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 11 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
...at £100 ⅌ ann. of an Irish Spinning wheel & windsor chair maker, who has four adjoining...
47To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 19 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
...a treadel fixed in the manner of a spinning wheel, which turned a set of musical glasses,...
48To John Adams from Richard Cranch, 13 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
...in upon us at the Peace, soon stopt the Spinning-Wheel the Loom and the fulling-Mill, which at...
49From John Jay to Gouverneur Morris, 5 November 1780 (Jay Papers)
— Achilles made no Figure at the spinning Wheel—
...find that you intend to turn your spinning wheel; the more we are qualified to help...