1Memorandum Books, 1767 (Jefferson Papers)
Dowlas was a coarse linen fabric used for towels and shirts (
2Memorandum Books, 1769 (Jefferson Papers)
Gave Jupiter to pay for making towels 2/.
3Memorandum Books, 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
Pd. makg. 2. pr. sheets 8/ do. 12 towels 12/.
4Memorandum Books, 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Pd. Robertson for 3 pr. sheets, 3. tablecloths, 15 towels £14–1–3.
5From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Remsen, 13 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
...did some pannels of that work in the house I lived in in N. York. Would you be so good as to get leave to examine them now, see how their colours stand, and even try whether a towel dipped in soap and water and rubbed on them, will affect them? If you find them stand well, I should be very glad to know of Schneider whether
6Memorandum Books, 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Gave Petit to pay for 4. doz. towels 12.