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 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...
5To 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...
6James 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...
7Thomas Jefferson’s Instructions for Poplar Forest Management, December 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
machines; spinning wheel [index entry] spinning wheels [index entry]
8Thomas 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
9To 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...
10Thomas 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,...
11Memorandum Books, 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
...with Jeremiah A. Goodman 20.D. for seed wheat, spinning wheels &c.
12To 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....
13From 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...
...s letter, that you intend to “turn your spinning wheel,” the more we are qualified to help...
15To James Madison from Benjamin Hawkins, 13 October 1811 (Madison Papers)
...between 1812 and 1814 one thousand spinning wheels, one thousand pairs of cotton cards...
16Thomas Jefferson to James Ronaldson, 11 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
...way: but this was on the old Spinning wheel. the introduction of machines into our...
17Gabriel Richard to Thomas Jefferson, 9 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
...Jennie of 24 Spindles Cotton, wool, Spinning wheels, Cards, cloths for children, Timber...
...find that you intend to turn your spinning wheel; the more we are qualified to help...
19Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Appraisal of Chattels at Belmont Estates, [after 5 October 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
1. spinning wheel for cotton, & 2. wheels for spinning flax,...