21Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 28 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is the two papers of acc ts to merely ask the favour if you will look over them and see if you dont discover a small mistake You will find at the bottom of the acc t of November 12 th 1817. Your acknowleged acknowlegement of 1102.09 D due on the 22 nd of september past . and that on the 31 st
22Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 26 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have examined the statem t on the paper Just recieved and believe it contains every article in acc ts betwen You & myself excepting the three beeves. they was value’d to 40 dollars 13 Dollars & a third each M r Th J Randolph saw them. the two first killed in the fall was two of them. one being a good cow is kept for milch. If it soots and you think it not improper you may extend the...
23Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours by last weeks mail came to hand I shall certainly be on the serch for a workman and to imploy him on the best terms in my power. I have not yet been able to get off any flour. the rent wheat was deliverd so long after that which was deliverd by others in the mill that it seems to give them the right to their flour first indeed thare is only a few hundred bushels of the rent wheat yet...
24Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 21 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a line informing you that Mr Meeks is not disposed to remaine with us the ensueing Yeare. he has not given me the information himself but his wife informed my family that he intended going away. what proves the thing to me I saw a cart th at his house loading with his cabage yesterday I inquired whare they was carrying them to the reply was to the place that he was to live at the...
25Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Edmund Bacon, [ca. 1 May 1820], with Jefferson’s Note, 25 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
C r 1819 Received from John Wells $ 200 a horse 120 An Order on the mill for ofall 4 324 D r Sep r 22. 1820 1819
26Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, [before 1 August 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a list of my own family. Mr Meeks ’s & Carden s with the age opposite each name age Edmund Bacon 35 . years old Edmund Meeks 28 years old Ann Bacon
27Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
some few days since M r Randolph and myself had some conversation on the subjec of my moove and it so happened that I had informed him of my application to you to see if it could soot you in case that I could not so arrainge my affairs to get off in time whither I could be permitted to go on horse back myself and that your answer was Opposed to it unless a person of skill could be had during...
28Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 16 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Some time last yeare I proposed buying the little markit waggon of you I got Mr Randolph to look at it and to say what he considerd it to be worth he said that he considerd it worth 70 or 75 dollars I disremember which at the same time we discoverd that some parts of it required some little repairs which M r Randolph said could be done and which he included in the price then fixed on the...
29Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 12 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
for several weeks past I have been closely useing my best indeavours to make collections of my money. I have the sum of 1800 dollars divided out in the hands of five differant persons hands all of which whom I considerd quite good to pay me at any moment. they now say they will pay me as soon as they can get their wheat in markit others say they will pay me if they can borrow money so that I...
30Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 4 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I drop you a few lines to inform you of our affairs here the mill is doing a good business it gets about 10 bushels in 24 hours we run both pair of stones nearly constantly we have nearly 300 bushels tole at present on hand the custom is about at a stand. the tightening that we done to the dam some weeks ago serves to give us a tollerable supply of water to both mills they are full of both...