Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 11 December 1819
To Joel Yancey
Dec. 11. 19. wrote to Joel Yancy by Henry going with 2. mules to bring John Hemings Etc. & tools.
that J.H. must put away all remaining stuff, first making a list of it for me that I may know what will be wanting for next year.
send preserved peaches by him
request Hepburn to come, see our streams, site & buildings & give a bill of scantling. I will pay the time & expence of the journey.
to name a day when our waggon must be there to assist in bringing down the pork.
inclosed him Harrison’s Johnson’s & Pollard’s rects for their 2d College instalment.
FC (MHi); abstract in TJ’s hand; endorsed by TJ. Enclosures not found.
johnson: Charles Johnston.
Index Entries
- Central College; subscription for search
- food; peaches search
- food; pork search
- Harrison, Samuel Jordan; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
- Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); as woodworker search
- Hemmings, John (TJ’s slave; b. ca.1776); tools of search
- Hepburn, Alexander; as millwright search
- Hern, Henry (TJ’s slave; b.1805); travels to and from Poplar Forest search
- Johnston, Charles; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
- mules; as draft animals search
- peaches; preserved search
- Pollard, Richard; and Central College–University of Virginia subscription search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); mills at search
- Poplar Forest (TJ’s Bedford Co. estate); peaches at search
- pork; transported to and from Poplar Forest search
- wagons; transport goods between Monticello and Poplar Forest search
- Yancey, Joel (d.1833); as superintendent of Poplar Forest search
- Yancey, Joel (d.1833); letters to search