Thomas Jefferson to Randolph Jefferson, 2 March 1813
To Randolph Jefferson
Mar. 2. 13.
Dear brother
Having been from home the last fall during most of the season for saving seeds, I find on examination that my gardener has made a very scanty provision. of that however I send enough to put you in stock: to wit Early Frame peas. Ledman’s peas. long haricots. red haricots. grey snaps. Lima beans. carrots. parsneps. salsafia. spinach. Sprout kale. tomatas. I have sent you none of the following because all your neighbors can furnish them, & my own stock is short. to wit Lettuce. radish. cucumbers. squashes. cabbages. turneps. mrs Randolph makes up some flower seeds for my sister. I do not expect to go to Bedford till late in April. if by that time I learn that the road from mr Hudson’s to Scott’s ferry is passable I will certainly call on you. I meant to have done it as I returned in November last, but learned that the boat at that ferry was gone, & that I would not be able to cross there. all here are well and salute my sister & yourself, disappointed that you did not come for the seeds. Adieu
Th: Jefferson
PoC (ViU: TJP-CC); at foot of text: “Capt Randolph Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ.
my sister: Mitchie B. Pryor Jefferson, Randolph Jefferson’s wife.
Index Entries
- beans; haricots search
- beans; lima search
- beans; snap search
- cabbage; cultivated by TJ search
- carrots search
- cucumbers search
- food; cabbage search
- food; carrots search
- food; cucumbers search
- food; haricots search
- food; kale, sprout search
- food; lima beans search
- food; parsnips search
- food; peas search
- food; radishes search
- food; salsify search
- food; snap beans search
- food; spinach search
- food; squash search
- food; tomatoes search
- food; turnips search
- Hudson, Christopher; mentioned search
- Jefferson, Mitchie Ballow Pryor (TJ’s sister-in-law; Randolph Jefferson’s second wife); M. J. Randolph sends seeds to search
- Jefferson, Randolph (TJ’s brother); and scions and seeds from TJ search
- Jefferson, Randolph (TJ’s brother); letters to search
- kale; sprout search
- lima beans search
- parsnips search
- peas; TJ sends seeds search
- radishes search
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy; TJ’s daughter; Thomas Mann Randolph’s wife); seeds distributed by search
- salsify search
- Scott, Charles A.; Slate River ferry of search
- seeds; sent by TJ search
- snap beans search
- spinach; seed search
- squash (vegetable) search
- tomatoes search
- turnips; seed search