To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Appleton, 20 March 1807
March 20: 1807
Thomas Jefferson (President of the U:States)
To. 175 flasks of montipulciano wine @ £ 1–10.4– | £ | 291 | — | |
To amt. of 7 different charges transporting by land & water to Leghorn | } | 49. | ||
To transporting from Montepulciano to florence | 60. | |||
To transporting from florence to Leghorn | 36 | |||
To bottling corking. packing cords &c. | 33 | |||
To transporting to Store | 4. | |||
&c. to boat &. on board | 6. | |||
479 | ||||
To 350. empty bottles & Corks. | 101 | |||
£ | 580 | |||
£ 580—equal to 870 | } | |||
or.—91. Spanish Dollars. & 11/19ths @ 9 & ½ [. . .] | ||||
or. 26 & 6/10 ths per bottle |
The above wine was shipp’d on board the Ship June Capt McCarthy for P[. . .] & add. to the Care of Mr. gabriel Christie the Collector.
MB: Thomas Appleton Account Book.