1 painted tin box30 tin molds
2 tin skimmers1 tin ditto
3Memorandum Books, 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
14f8—tin vessels 1f4.tin vessels 4f4 map 1f16.
4From George Washington to Theodorick Bland, 28 December 1786 (Washington Papers)
...ground as well as the harrow to prevent the waste of seed. A small bag, containing about a peck of the seed you are sowing, is hung to the nails on the right handle, & with a small tin cup the barrel is replenished with convenience whenever it is necessary without loss of time, or waiting to come up with the seed bag at the end of the row. I had almost forgot to tell you, that... ...tin,...
5To John Jay from Benjamin Vaughan, 5 August 1784 (Jay Papers)
I wrote you lately to inform you that a roof-covering of pure tin would be equally expensive with copper. I added, that it was customary in some places, to cover with [ ?] tin plates supported on iron plates within, &
6II. Jefferson’s Notes on Coxe’s Commercial System for the United States, [ca. 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
...articles of iron, bricks, tiles, potters ware, millstones, cabinet work, corn fans, Windsor chairs, carriages, sadlery, shoes, boots, coarse linens, hats, a few coarse woollens, linseed oil, Wares of gold, silver, tin and copper, some braziery, wool cards, worms and stills.
7To John Jay from Samuel Shaw, 31 December 1786 (Jay Papers)
. in return for which they receive pepper, block tin and spices. The proceeds of these, with the silver and other articles they bring from India, are about one third carried back in such Merchandize as will suit the India markets; and the remainder, either in cash......quantities of salt petre. In return those that come to Canton take pepper and block tin and such as go back to the coast...
8William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams Smith, 26 April 1787 (Adams Papers)
...: what was to be done in this case? Some would attempt an answer here, but I, like Will-o-the-Wisp, am above this, and proceed to tell you what I did—I took out my little tin case, and with a match
9V. Estimate of American Imports, [1785–1786?] (Jefferson Papers)
Silver, copper, brass, tin, pewter, lead, steel, iron, in every form.
10From Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan and William Hay, 26 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
...time the late Beverley Randolph Esq. was Governour, the Plans and Drawings of the Capitol and the public Prison, which were sent from Paris by Mr. Jefferson, were delivered to him and were by him transmitted in a Tin Case to the Directors of the public Buildings in the federal City. Since that time I have never seen them” (